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Consider the evolution of chordates, organisms with a hollow nerve chord. Choose the organism most closely related to humans.

A)

lamprey

B)

sea star

C)

lancelets

D)

brittle star

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#1) Choose the organism most closely related to humans.

Answer:
Considering the evolution of chordates, organisms with a hollow nerve chord. The organism that I believe is most closely related to humans is C) lancelets. The reason being that it has a hollow nerve cord running along the back, pharyngeals slits and a tail that runs past the anus.

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