Amoebas Are Polyphyletic

question 62

Multiple Choice

Amoebas are polyphyletic. Based on this fact, which of the following statements regarding their evolution is correct?

• A) movement by pseudopodia evolved only once
• B) scientists need to continue to investigate the origins and evolutionary history of protists
• C) evolutionary history cannot be discovered
• D) eukaryotes are also not monophyletic and need to be broken into many groups

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