Which One of the Following Statements Regarding Metazoan Origins Is

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements regarding metazoan origins is true?

A) Origin of the metazoa has been clearly elucidated and involves ancestry from a colonial flagellate stock.
B) Metazoans are derived twice.One lineage involves a colonial flagellate stock,and the other lineage involves placozoan-like ancestors.
C) Metazoans arose from a multinucleate ciliate where cell boundaries eventually formed around each nucleus.
D) Placozoans may be similar to the single ancestral state.Features like their small nuclear genome and their large mitochondrial genome are features that may be derived from a common ancestor shared with some animal outgroups.The nuclear and mitochondrial genomes of the Placozoa suggest ancestry with animal outgroups.