Which Statement Is TRUE Based on Our Current Understanding

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which statement is TRUE based on our current understanding?

• A)Eubacteria are not closely related to either archaea or eukaryotes.
• B)Archaea are more closely related to eukaryotes than they are to eubacteria.
• C)Eukaryotes are more closely related to eubacteria than they are to archaea.
• D)Viruses are more closely related to prokaryotes than they are to eukaryotes.
• E)Eubacteria, archaea, and eukaryotes are all equally related.

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