Which One of the Following Statements About the Evolution of Direct

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements about the evolution of direct development in limpets is false?

• A)Loss of structures in the transition from presence of a larval stage to direct development may inhibit evolutionary reversal.
• B)Cladistic analysis suggests that the independent evolution of direct development occurred six times in limpets.
• C)Cladistic analysis suggests that re-evolution of the larval stage in limpets that have lost it would be the most parsimonious conclusion.
• D)This study shows that evolution always proceeds parsimoniously.
• E)Possession of a larval stage is the ancestral state in limpets.