Your interest in the evolution of early animals from non-animal ancestors means that you have done a lot of reading on choanoflagellates. When asked what the evidence is by your roommate which of the following would you state to explain that choanoflagellates are thought to be the closest living relatives to animals? A. They are simple multicellular organisms similar to simple animals.
B. Molecular comparisons between choanoflagellates and simple animals are similar.
C. They are similar to the cells of simple animals.
D. They have specialized functions as animal cells do.

You will create a molecular clock model for an arthropod gene. follow these guidelines to make your model: . your timeline will span from 90 million years ago to the present. the common ancestor in your model is an arthropod that lived 90 million years ago. the gene that you'll track codes for a protein in the species venom . the dna sequence youll track contains 10 nitrogen bases. you can choose the order of the bases and where the mutations occur. this gene mutates at a rate of approximately 0.76 base pairs every 17.1 million years. to build your model,/ calculate the estimated time period it takes for 1 base pair to mutate. the first time period will only show the common ancestor. at the beginning of the second time period, three lineages will diverge from the common ancestor, each with a different mutation in their gene sequences. the first and third descendant species will survive for the rest of the timeline. the second descendant species was extinct 50 million years ago. calculate how long it will take for one full base pair mutation to occur. explain your reasoning by constructing a mathematical equation