Based on the diagram, which pair of organisms are MOST CLOSELY related, and why? A
Humans and squirrels, because they have three bones in their middle ears.
B
Sea sponges and flatworms, because they have a bilateral body plan.
C
Lizards and flatworms, because they have a bilateral body plan.
D
Sea sponges and trout, because they are multicellular

the areas around the equator

the last one: artificial selection/genetic engineering

plant breeding is modifying the genetic composition of the plant - but this isn't cloning (which is specifically introducing a gene into a genome). but you are artificially selecting for the phenotype that you want.

the second one is literally genetic engineering - the gene would have been cloned first and then inserted or genetically engineered into the new plant cell (the cotton).