Which of the following statements concerning evolution is not true?

A. Nonflowering plants preceded the flowering plants.
B. Fishes evolved before terrestrial plants.
C. Reptiles preceded the amphibians.
D. Unicellular eukaryotes evolved before multicellular eukaryotes.
E. Fishes evolved before terrestrial animals.


Answer: C

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