Which of the Following Statements Is Consistent with the Assertion

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is consistent with the assertion that protists are paraphyletic?

• A)The common ancestor of all protists evolved into other eukaryotic groups.
• B)Protists all share a common set of synapomorphies.
• C)Protists are all more primitive than land plants and animals.
• D)Protists do not share a single common ancestor.
• E)All of the above answers apply.

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