The following eight questions refer to Figure 32.2A (morphological) and Figure 32.2B (molecular) phylogenetic trees of the animal kingdom.

Figure 32.2A: Morphological Phylogeny

Figure 32.2B: Molecular Phylogeny
-What is True of the deuterostomes in the molecular phylogeny (Fig. 32.2B)that is NOT True in the traditional phylogeny (Fig. 32.2A)?
A)"Deuterostomia" is a clade.
B)to maintain Deuterostoia as a clade, some phyla had to be removed from it.
C)Deuterostomia now includes the Acoela.
D)It is actually a grade, rather than a clade.
E)It diverged from the rest of the Bilateria earlier than did the Acoela.

Question

The following eight questions refer to Figure 32.2A (morphological) and Figure 32.2B (molecular) phylogenetic trees of the animal kingdom.
  
Figure 32.2A: Morphological Phylogeny
  
Figure 32.2B: Molecular Phylogeny
-What is True of the deuterostomes in the molecular phylogeny (Fig. 32.2B)that is NOT True in the traditional phylogeny (Fig. 32.2A)?
A)"Deuterostomia" is a clade. 
B)to maintain Deuterostoia as a clade, some phyla had to be removed from it. 
C)Deuterostomia now includes the Acoela. 
D)It is actually a grade, rather than a clade. 
E)It diverged from the rest of the Bilateria earlier than did the Acoela.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

In the molecular phylogeny (Fig. 32.2B), to maintain Deuterostomia as a clade, some phyla had to be removed from it, which is not true in the traditional phylogeny (Fig. 32.2A).

The Following Eight Questions Refer to Figure 32