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) Animals only reproduce sexually.
5) Animals are thought to have evolved from flagellated protists similar to modern choanoflagellates.
A) 5 only
B) 1 and 2
C) 3 and 5
D) 3, 4, and 5
E) 2 and 4

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Statement 1 is false, as animals are not more closely related to plants than to fungi. 
Statement 2 is partially true, as some animal clades based on body plan have been revised but others remain useful, such as the distinction between protostomes and deuterostomes. 
Statement 3 is true, Kingdom Animalia is monophyletic as it includes all descendants of a common ancestor. 
Statement 4 is false, as some animals reproduce asexually. 
Statement 5 is true, as genetic and morphological evidence suggests that animals evolved from flagellated protists similar to modern choanoflagellates.

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