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The animal phylum most like the protists that gave rise to the animal kingdom is _____.

A. Lycophyta
B. Porifera
C. Echinodermata
D. Cnidaria
E. Ctenophora

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Porifera

Evidence that supports this includes the lack of true tissue in sponges and the close similarity between choanocytes and choanoflagellates.
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