Table 4 Comparison of Important Characteristics of Plants Trait Charophytes Bryophytes Pteridophytes Gymnosperms Angiosperms Gametophyte or sporophyte dominant Stomata (+/-) Cuticle (+/-) Water required for fertilization? Vascular tissue (+/-) Seeds present? Pollen present? Fruit present? Examples

Table 4 Comparison of Important Characteristics of Plants Trait Charophytes Bryophytes Pteridophytes Gymnosperms Angiosperms Gametophyte or sporophyte dominant Stomata (+/-) Cuticle (+/-) Water required for fertilization? Vascular tissue (+/-) Seeds present? Pollen present? Fruit present? Examples

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Table 4 Comparison of Important Characteristics of Plants
Trait
Charophytes Bryophytes Pteridophytes Gymnosperms Angiosperms
Gametophyte
or sporophyte
dominant
Stomata (+/-)
Cuticle (+/-)
Water
required for
fertilization?
Vascular
tissue (+/-)
Seeds
present?
Pollen
present?
Fruit present?
Examples

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