Which of the Following Statements Is TRUE Regarding Ediacaran Fossils

question 80

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding Ediacaran fossils?

• A)Animals represented in Ediacaran fossils are morphologically very similar to modern-day lophotrochozoans.
• B)Ediacaran fossils depict animals with mineralized endoskeletons, similar to modern-day vertebrates.
• C)If you were to place the animals depicted in Ediacaran fossils in a phylogenetic tree, these organisms would share their most recent common ancestor with choanoflagellates.
• D)Ediacaran fossils depict animals with distinct flow-through digestive tracts.
• E)None of the answer options is correct.

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