The ________ resemble the ancestor of all animals

a. choanoflagellates
b. dinoflagellates
c. amoeboflagellates
d. euglenoids
e. ciliates


A; Choanoflagellates resemble the collar cells of sponges, which are at the base of the animal radiation. This resemblance does not seem to be a coincidence, as the DNA of the two organisms also shows more similarity than the DNA of animals shows to the DNA any other protistan group.

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