Figure 33.1 -Refer to Figure 33.1.Suppose New Molecular Analyses Indicated That the Analyses

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Multiple Choice

Figure 33.1

-Refer to Figure 33.1.Suppose new molecular analyses indicated that the phylum Annelida had diverged from the arthropod lineage after Onychophora and Tardigrada.What would this imply about protostome evolution?

• A)Segmentation evolved only once within protostomes.
• B)The annelid lineage gained and then lost the ability to molt.
• C)The annelid lineage gained and then lost jointed limbs.
• D)Segmentation evolved only once within protostomes;the annelid lineage gained and then lost the ability to molt.
• E)Segmentation evolved only once within protostomes;the annelid lineage gained and then lost jointed limbs.

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