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the answer is echinoderms are closer related to humans because they have a spine while mollusks do not
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Why are echinoderms more closely related to humans than jellyfish?
Actually, echinoderms are more closely related to humans than molluscs.
What invertebrates are most closely related to humans?
Echinodermata i.e echinoderms - starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers
Is monkeys related to humans?
Yes but chimps are closer related.
Are dogs closer related to humans then cats?
Yes.
When was the first species of Mollusc's found?
Snails and slugs are mollusks. Humans and mollusks have co-existed since humans emerged, and I would imagine humans have always been aware of the existence of mollusks. We're kind of smart like that.
What is more closely related to a human sea star a mollusc or a mushroom?
A mollusc is more closely related to a sea star than a mushroom. Molluscs and echinoderms (which includes sea stars) both belong to the animal kingdom, while mushrooms belong to the fungi kingdom.
Does echinoderms have a close evolutionary relationship with chordates?
Yes they do. Echinoderms, which include starfish, and chordates, which include humans are closely related in an evolutionary sense due to the way their embryos are formed in the early stages of development. Once past that point, the very obvious differences form.
What is the similarity between humans and a mollusk?
Mollusks are just smarter.
Which are more related cats and mice or cats and dogs?
Cats and mice are more closely related in terms of their predator-prey relationship. However, cats and dogs are more closely related in terms of their shared domestication history as both have been kept as pets by humans for centuries.
What kingdom does a starfish belong to?
Same kingdom as humans. Invertebrates phylum of Echinoderms, specific Asteroidea.
Are bats more closely related to honeybees than to humans?
Nope. Bats and Humans are phyylum Chordata *i.e. we have spinal chords). Bees on the other hand are phylum Insecta. Humans and bats are lots closer.
Since mollusks are very different than humans they have no role in the spread of human disease?
False
