You Discover a Fossil of an Organism That Came from a Deep

question 52

Multiple Choice

You discover a fossil of an organism that came from a deep marine environment. The fossil has no mouth or gastrointestinal tract, and your colleague thinks that it cannot be that of an animal. Is your colleague correct?

• A) Yes, because all animals have mouths.
• B) Yes, because all animals have gastrointestinal tracts.
• C) Yes, because all animals have both mouths and gastrointestinal tracts.
• D) No, because some animals lack both mouths and gastrointestinal tracts.

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