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MAKE CONNECTIONS Many new animal body plans emerged during and after the Cambrian

Chapter 33, Problem 3

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MAKE CONNECTIONS Many new animal body plans emerged during and after the Cambrian explosion. In contrast, cnidarians today retain the same diploblastic, radial body plan found in cnidarians 560 million years ago. Are cnidarians therefore less successful or less highly evolved than other animal groups? Explain. (See Concepts 25.3 and 25.6.)

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MAKE CONNECTIONS Many new animal body plans emerged during and after the Cambrian explosion. In contrast, cnidarians today retain the same diploblastic, radial body plan found in cnidarians 560 million years ago. Are cnidarians therefore less successful or less highly evolved than other animal groups? Explain. (See Concepts 25.3 and 25.6.)

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No, cnidarians are not necessarily less successful or less highly evolved than other animal groups. While cnidarians have remained more similar to their Cambrian ancestors in terms of body plan, they have been highly succe

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