Snakes and worms have no legs and share a similar tube-like body structure. Describe how you could determine how closely related these two types of organisms are.

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Snakes and worms have no legs and share a similar tube-like body structure. Describe how you could determine how closely related these two types of organisms are. 

Be sure to answer this question in paragraph form using complete sentences.

anonymous · Answer

If you could explain how you got the answer too that'd be awesome!

anonymous · Answer

You would start with an analysis of the gross morphology. Do they have similar skin or skin-like structures? Then start in the internal structures. Are the skeletal systems the same, do they both even have skeletal systems.  Just keep looking at these things.