Which of the Following Is the Best Evolutionary Explanation for the Presence

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best evolutionary explanation for the presence of flagellated cells in the life cycles of chytrids and their absence from other fungi?

• A) Chytrids are specialized fungi that evolved this trait from fungal ancestors that lacked flagellated cells.
• B) Presence of flagellated cells in chytrids shows that they are more closely related to animals and choanoflagellates than to actual fungi.
• C) Chytrids evolved flagellated cells as an adaptation to living in water.
• D) Flagella have evolved repeatedly in many different eukaryotic groups, and their presence is evolutionarily meaningless.
• E) Flagellated cells in chytrids are a remnant of the common ancestry of fungi, animals, and choanoflagellates that has been lost in other fungi.

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