The Following Questions Are Based on the Description Below

question 57

Multiple Choice

The following questions are based on the description below.
A student encounters an animal embryo at the eight-cell stage. The four smaller cells that comprise one hemisphere of the embryo seem to be rotated 45 degrees and lie in the grooves between larger, underlying cells (spiral cleavage) .
-If the current molecular evidence regarding animal origins is well substantiated in the future, then what will be True of any contrary evidence regarding the origin of animals derived from the fossil record?

• A)The contrary fossil evidence will be seen as a hoax.
• B)The fossil evidence will be understood to have been incorrect because it is incomplete.
• C)The fossil record will henceforth be ignored.
• D)Phylogenies involving even the smallest bit of fossil evidence will need to be discarded.
• E)Only phylogenies based solely on fossil evidence will need to be discarded.

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