It is possible that, like the Volkswagen, whose unchanging exterior over decades concealed many changes in its internal machinery, the evolution of many prehistoric microbes occurred with no significant modification to their sheaths.

(A) the evolution of many prehistoric microbes occurred with no significant modification to their sheaths

(B) the evolution of many prehistoric microbes was occurring without significant modification of their sheaths

(C) no significant modification was made to the sheaths of many prehistoric microbes as they were evolving

(D) the sheaths of many prehistoric microbes went without significant modification during their evolution

(E) many prehistoric microbes evolved without significant modification of their sheaths

题目做对了倒是，不过想问问，高亮部分like作为比较词，比的是什么东西啊，以前的题目感觉都是和like后面的东西比较。

这里是volkswagen 和 prehistoric microbes比较吧，使同一类的事物

答案是E吗？