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Which of the following pairs of animal phyla are the most closely related?

A. Echinoderms and arthropods
B. Annelids and flatworms
C. Cnidarians and echinoderms
D. Sponges and mollusks

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C. Cnidarians and echinoderms is the answer.

There are 3 phyla that sorts worms platyhelminthes (flatworms), nematodes (round worms) and annelids (segmented worms). The closest one is C.

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