Echinoderms and Hemichordates Are More Closely Related to Mammals Than

Echinoderms and hemichordates are more closely related to mammals than to crabs and shrimp.Indicate below if this statement is True or False,followed by the correct reasoning for that answer.Check all of the answer choices that apply.

A) True.Echinoderms,hemichordates,and mammals are all deuterostomes.
B) False.Crabs,shrimp,echinoderms and hemichordates are all invertebrates and chordates are vertebrates.
C) True.Echinoderms,hemichordates,and mammals all share developmental characteristics including determinant cleavage and a mouth that forms in the region of the blastopore.
D) True.This relationship is supported by molecular evidence.