Refer to the Figure

question 130

Multiple Choice

Refer to the figure. Which statement about the three organisms shown in the figure is false?

• A) They are all vertebrates.
• B) They are all chordates.
• C) They are all deuterostomes.
• D) They all have pharyngeal slits at some developmental stage.
• E) They are all hemichordates.

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