Based on the Tree, Which Statement Is True

question 46

Multiple Choice

Based on the tree, which statement is true?

• A) The animal kingdom is not monophyletic.
• B) The Acoela are more closely related to echinoderms than to annelids.
• C) Sponges are basal animals.
• D) Bilaterians do not form a clade.

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Definitions:

Transaction Costs

Expenses incurred in the process of making an economic exchange, including search, information, bargaining, decision, policing, and enforcement costs.

Allocation

The process of distributing resources or goods among various uses or people in a systematic way.

Market For Butter

The venue or environment where buyers and sellers interact to trade butter, determined by factors like price, quality, and availability.

Price Floor

A government or group-imposed price control that sets the minimum allowable price a seller can charge for a product or service.