Draw a cladogram that for the following animals: sponges, cnidarians, flatworms, echinoderms,

chordates, molluscs, annelids, nematodes, and arthropods. On your cladogram indicate the points
where the following evolved: 1) true tissues, 2) bilateral symmetry, 3) three germ layers, 4)
segmentation, 5) protostome development, and 6) deuterostome development What will be an ideal response?


Concepts to Consider: Before drawing your cladogram from memory, refer to Figure 30-7 on
textbook page 635.

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