Multiple Choice
Sea squirts and lampreys, which are both aquatic animals, have a perforated pharynx, a ventral heart, and a notochord at some stage of development. These similarities are BEST explained by:
A) artificial selection.
B) inheritance of acquired characteristics.
C) a common ancestry.
D) uniformitarianism.
E) the "Ladder of Nature."
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