Which of the Following Statements Accurately Describe Characteristics of Placozoans

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements accurately describe characteristics of placozoans?

• A)Placozoans are tiny animals containing only a few thousand cells.
• B)Placozoans are simple animals, consisting of only two tissue layers that sandwich an interior fluid layer.
• C)Placozoans are, in spite of their morphological simplicity, genetically complex, sharing many genes for transcription factors, signaling molecules, and structural proteins with both cnidarians and bilaterian animals.
• D)Placozoans are a highly diverse group, consisting of many species occupying a wide range of habitats.
• E)Placozoans are large radially symmetrical animals superficially similar to cnidarians and ctenophores.

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