One proposed mechanism for the evolution of multicellularity involves an ancestral multinucleate cell in which plasma membranes formed between nuclei,resulting in a multicellular organism.This proposed mechanism is referred to as the __________ hypothesis.
A)colonial
B)coenocytial
C)polyphyletic
D)metazoan
E)synthetic

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The proposed mechanism described in the question refers to the coenocytial hypothesis, which proposes that multicellularity arose through the development of plasma membranes within a multinucleate cell. Therefore, the correct choice is B) coenocytial.

One Proposed Mechanism for the Evolution of Multicellularity Involves an Ancestral