Multiple choice

Which of the following animals is a deuterostome?

  1. starfish

  2. sea anemone

  3. ant

  4. octopus
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Explanation

Deuterostomes are animals where the blastopore becomes the anus during embryonic development. Starfish (echinoderms) are deuterostomes. Sea anemones (cnidarians), ants (arthropods), and octopuses (mollusks) are protostomes.

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