Which of the Following Statements Accurately Describes Our Current Understanding

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements accurately describes our current understanding of the phylogeny of fungi as represented in the figure?

• A) the zygomycetes are a basal taxon
• B) basidiomycetes are more closely related to ascomycetes than they are to zygomycetes
• C) basidiomycetes are more closely related to zygomycetes than they are to ascomycetes
• D) glomeromycetes are a basal taxon

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