Refer to the Figure

question 117

Multiple Choice

Refer to the figure. Why do some biologists consider the term "craniates" more appropriate than "vertebrates" in referring to the group that includes hagfishes along with the rest of the vertebrates?

• A) Hagfishes have bony vertebrae.
• B) Hagfishes have skeletons made of cartilage.
• C) Hagfishes have partial skulls.
• D) Hagfishes have jaws.
• E) Hagfishes have pharyngeal arches.

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