The bony or cartilaginous cranium in chordates is adaptive because it

A. develops into the postanal tail.
B. protects the brain.
C. allows movement, as a lightweight exoskeleton structure.
D. replaces the notochord in most chordates.
E. forms the vertebrae.


B. protects the brain.

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