What Is the Probable Sequence in Which the Following Clades

question 72

Multiple Choice

What is the probable sequence in which the following clades of animals originated, from earliest to most recent?
1) tetrapods
2) vertebrates
3) deuterostomes
4) amniotes
5) bilaterians

• A) 5 → 3 → 2 → 4 → 1
• B) 5 → 3 → 2 → 1 → 4
• C) 5 → 3 → 4 → 2 → 1
• D) 3 → 5 → 4 → 2 → 1
• E) 3 → 5 → 2 → 1 → 4

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