Basing your inferences on information in the paragraph,to which clade(s)should cycliophorans belong?
1)Eumetazoa
2)Deuterostomia
3)Bilateria
4)Ecdysozoa
5)Lophotrochozoa

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The paragraph mentions that cycliophorans are "tiny, unusual marine animals" and "an enigmatic phylum of microscopic, tentacled animals that live on the jaws of lobster-like creatures." This description matches with the characteristics of Lophotrochozoa, a clade of animals that includes small, often marine, animals with tentacles and a feeding structure called a lophophore. Therefore, cycliophorans should belong to the Lophotrochozoa clade. Additionally, there is no information in the paragraph to suggest that cycliophorans would belong to Deuterostomia, Bilateria, or Ecdysozoa, so options B, D, and E can be eliminated. Option A only includes Eumetazoa, which is too broad and not specific enough to make a confident conclusion about the clade to which cycliophorans belong. Therefore, the best choice is C: 1, 3, and 5 (Eumetazoa, Bilateria, and Lophotrochozoa).

Basing Your Inferences on Information in the Paragraph,to Which Clade(s)should