Which of the following best describes the phylogenetic relationship between protists, fungi, plants, and
animals?
a. Fungi and animals share a common protist lineage, while plants arose from a different
protist ancestor.
b. Fungi and plants share a common protist lineage, while animals arose from a different
protist ancestor.
c. Animals and plants share a common protist lineage, while fungi arose from a different
protist ancestor.
d. Plants, animals, and fungi each arose from a different protist lineage.
e. Plants, animals, fungi, and protists each arose from the same prokaryotic ancestor.
A
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