Refer to the tree of life shown above. What can you conclude about fungi?

Question

Question 9 options:

A)

Fungi are more closely related to animals than to plants.

B)

Fungi are more closely related to Amoebozoa than to animals.

C)

Fungi are more closely related to bacteria than to archaea.

D)

Fungi are more closely related to Chromista than to Alveolata.

Answer 1

Based on the typical understanding of the tree of life, the correct conclusion about fungi is:

A) Fungi are more closely related to animals than to plants.

Fungi and animals both belong to the group known as Opisthokonta, which makes them more closely related to each other than to the plant kingdom.