Imagine That a Clade of Sulfate-Respiring Heterotrophs in the Ocean

question 27

Multiple Choice

Imagine that a clade of sulfate-respiring heterotrophs in the ocean evolved complex multicellularity. How likely is this new clade to colonize the land surface successfully?

• A)very likely, as animals, plants, and fungi all became successful on land
• B)not very likely, as the land surface is already saturated with multicellular organisms
• C)very likely because colonists that exploit a resource (sulfate, in this case)not much used by existing land organisms will prosper
• D)not very likely, as air does not contain sulfate

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