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question 43

Multiple Choice

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Several organisms, primarily protists, have what are called intermediate mitotic organization.
-What is the most probable hypothesis about these intermediate forms of cell division?

• A)They represent a form of cell reproduction that must have evolved completely separately from those of other organisms.
• B)They demonstrate that these species are not closely related to any of the other protists and may well be a different kingdom.
• C)They rely on totally different proteins for the processes they undergo.
• D)They may be more closely related to plant forms that also have unusual mitosis.
• E)They show some but not all of the evolutionary steps toward complete mitosis.