Item EN050002: All plants and all animals have a common ancestor with each other.
Which of the following statements is TRUE about the evolution of plants and animals?
- All plants and all animals share a common ancestor with each other.
- All plants share a common ancestor, but all animals do not share a common ancestor.
- All animals share a common ancestor, but all plants do not share a common ancestor.
- No plants share a common ancestor with each other, no animals share a common ancestor with each other, and no plants share a common ancestor with any animals.
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Female | 486 | 1525 | 32% |
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