Which One of the Following Statements About the Evolution of the Fungal

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements about the evolution of the fungal kingdom is false?

• A)Fungi are more closely related to animals than to plants.
• B)The deuteromycetes is an artificial group.
• C)The chytridomycetes most closely resemble the ancestor of all fungi.
• D)Presence of non-motile zoospores is an ancestral trait to all fungi.
• E)The first fungi probably evolved in an aqueous environment.

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