Despite their classification as protists the evolutionary tree suggests that choanoflagellates and the algae are more closely related to animals and plants, respectively, than one another.

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The evolutionary tree suggests that choanoflagellates, a type of protist, are more closely related to animals than they are to algae. Similarly, algae are more closely related to plants than they are to choanoflagellates. Therefore, despite both being classified as protists, choanoflagellates and algae are not closely related to each other on the evolutionary tree.

Despite Their Classification as Protists the Evolutionary Tree Suggests That