Based on the Tree Shown, Which Statement Is False

question 1

Multiple Choice

Based on the tree shown, which statement is false?

• A) The animal kingdom is monophyletic.
• B) Acoelomate flatworms are more closely related to echinoderms than to annelids.
• C) Sponges are basal animals.
• D) Bilaterians form a clade.

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Definitions:

Habitat Loss

The destruction, degradation, and fragmentation of natural environments, leading to a decline in biodiversity.

Physical Environment

The natural and physical surroundings in which organisms live, including land, water, atmosphere, and climate conditions.

Cambrian Explosion

A significant event approximately 541 million years ago, characterized by a rapid diversification of life and the appearance of most major groups of animals.

Ediacaran Period

A geological period about 635 to 541 million years ago, marked by the appearance of the earliest large, complex multicellular organisms.