According to Figure 27

question 61

Multiple Choice

According to Figure 27.1, which of the following statements about the evolution of eukaryotes is true?

• A) The alveolates are more closely related to the stramenopiles than to any other group.
• B) The most recent common ancestor of the parabasilids and euglenoids also gave rise to the animals.
• C) The red algae are more closely related to the brown algae than they are to any other taxon.
• D) The opisthokonts are polyphyletic.
• E) Euglenids and Cercozoans are subgroups of the clade Rhizaria.

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