Multiple Choice
- Which of the following statements is supported by the phylogeny in the figure?
A) Deuterostoma are more evolutionarily advanced than Porifera.
B) Traits, once they evolve, are retained in later-evolving taxonomic groups.
C) Animals show no evidence of convergent evolution in their traits.
D) Animals with extremely different adult forms can be relatively closely related.
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