Which of the Following Statements Concerning Animal Taxonomy Is (Are)

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements concerning animal taxonomy is (are) TRUE?
1) Animals are more closely related to plants than to fungi.
2) All animal clades based on body plan have been found to be incorrect.
3) Kingdom Animalia is monophyletic.
4) Animals only reproduce sexually.
5) Animals are thought to have evolved from flagellated protists similar to modern choanoflagellates.

• A) 5 only
• B) 1 and 2
• C) 3 and 5
• D) 3, 4, and 5
• E) 2 and 4

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