Which of the following statements concerning animal taxonomy is (are)true?
1)Animals are more closely related to plants than to fungi.
2)All animal clades based on body plan have been found to be incorrect.
3)Kingdom Animalia is monophyletic.
4)Only animals reproduce by sexual means.
5)Animals are thought to have evolved from flagellated protists similar to modern choanoflagellates.
A) 5 only
B) 1 and 3
C) 3 and 5
D) 3, 4, and 5

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Statement 1 is false as animals are not more closely related to plants than fungi.
Statement 2 is false as some animal clades based on body plan, such as the Ecdysozoa and Deuterostomia, are supported by molecular and morphological evidence.
Statement 3 is true as Kingdom Animalia is a monophyletic group, meaning that it includes all descendants of a common ancestor.
Statement 4 is false as there are some species of fungi and protists that can reproduce sexually.
Statement 5 is true as current evidence suggests that animals evolved from a common ancestor that was a flagellated protist, similar to modern choanoflagellates.

Which of the Following Statements Concerning Animal Taxonomy Is (Are)true