The simplest and most ancient phylum of modern land plants isprobablya. the pteridophytes.b. the cycads.c. the liverworts.d. the angiosperms.e. none of the above.

Q: Describe two adaptations that are present in mosses, but not hornworts or liverworts, which reflect…

A: Bryophytes are also known as amphibian of the plants kingdom because these plants grow on land but…

Q: Compare Bryophytes (mosses) and Pterophytes (ferns) in terms of... 1) similarities/difference in…

A: Bryophytes and Pteridophytes are the member of the kingdom planteevand mosses and ferns are the…

Q: One characteristic that separates ferns from complex vascular plants is that ferns do not havea. a…

A: Taxonomy is a branch of science involved with classification, particularly of organisms;…

Q: Which group evolved first?  A. Gymnosperms B. Angiosperms C. Mosses D. Ferns

A: Gymnosperms evolved around 319 million years ago. Records suggests that gymnosperms originated in…

Q: Which of the following lack true roots and leaves? * A. Bryophytes and whisk ferns B. Bryophytes C.…

A: Kingdom Plantae consists of all autotrophic plants and is divided into :-  A ) Thallophyta  B )…

Q: Which of these plant phyla is likely to have the largest leaves?a. liverwortsb. hornwortsc. mossesd.…

A: Liverworts, hornworts and mosses belong to phylum Bryophyta which includes seedless non-vascular…

Q: Certain eudicot clades contain plants with many relictual features. Name and describe several.

A: Eudicotidae is a clade present in the flowering plants having two seed leaves after germination. The…

Q: What evidence would you need to distinguis between an angiosperm and gymnosperm?

A: ANGIOSPERMS They are flowering plants that are largest and the most diverse group of plants in the…

Q: among liverworts, hornworts, and mosses, which is the closest to vascular plants? what are the…

A: Vascular plants, otherwise called Tracheophyta, structures an enormous group of plants that are…

Q: All members of the Plant Kingdom have a close ancestor "the Charophytes" and from aquatic habitat.…

A: Evolution is the basis of life. The closest ancestor of plant kingdom "the Charophytes" which are…

Q: Now, you are going to create and the interpret your own phylogenetic tree. Take a look at the…

A: Phylogenetic tree is constructed to find out the evolutionary history of an individual from a given…

Q: Select the taxon that MOST CLOSELY applies to each of the following descriptions. + Group with waxy…

A: Over successive generations, evolution is described as a shift in the heritable characteristics of…

Q: 1. You are asked to survey an area and identify all plant and animal species you come across. On…

A: “Since you have asked multiple question, we will solve the first question for you. If you want any…

Q: The land plants are probably descendants of which of these groups?a. green algaeb. red algaec. brown…

A: The land plants are mainly the autotrophs which are green plants that can synthesize their own food.…

Q: Which of the following is true of the "Bryophtes"? O They are dominated by the gametophyte…

A: Dear student answer of your question is given below:  1 option is correct answer. i.e they are…

Q: Ferns and their allies are both vascular plants which means they all contain the xylem & phloem for…

A: Ferns are unique in land plants in having two separate living structures, so the ferny plant that we…

Q: You are asked to survey an area and identify all plant and animal species you come across. On your…

A: The angiosperms are flowering plants and are divided into monocotyledon and dicotyledon angiosperms.…

Q: Construct an indented dichotomous key on the following groups of plants: Bryophyta Lower Vasuclar…

A: Dictotomous key Also known as "sequential key". It is an identification key where the sequence and…

Q: List two features that distinguish the seedless vascular plants from the bryophytes.

A: Bryophytes are the simplest and primitive non-flowering embryophytes that do not contain vascular…

Q: What group of plants (bryophytes, lycophytes, pteridophytes/ferns, seed plants/spematophytes,…

A: The Kingdom Plantae is classified into 5 major groups: Thallophyta, Bryophyta, Pteridophyta,…

Q: Microphylls a. have a single strand of vascular tissue. b. evolved before megaphylls. c. evolved as…

A: Microphylls are considered a type of plant leaf, which appears like a moss structure with a single,…

Q: Describe the orders under the paleodicots (Laurales, Magnoliales and Piperales) in terms of plant…

A: Paleodicot is an informal term for angiosperm that is not included in eudicots or monocots.…

Q: Why are Bryophytes regarded as "the amphibians of plant kingdom"?

A: Amphibians can be found on both land and water; however, during the breeding season, they must come…

Q: the charophytes are at the base of the phylogenetic line of land plants. True or False

A: Charophytes are green algae found in fresh water which are autotrophic  They are also called…

Q: According to the cladogram in Figure 27-5, which plants evolved first: nonvascular bryophytes,…

A: Cladogram is determined as a type of an evolutionary diagram that holds some ancestral relationship…

Q: Which of the following does not match one of the 4 main plant groups with a terrestrial adaptation…

A: Terrestrial adaptation In the course of evolution the morden day plants are evolved from green algae…

Q: Plant groups Vascular Tissue Flowers Seeds Gymnosperms 1 0 1 Mosses 0 0 0 Ferns 1 0 0 Angiosperms 1…

A: The mosses, ferns, gymnosperm and the angiosperm all belong to the plant kingdom. From the given…

Q: How might Bryophytes and Lycophytes (“true” mosses and spikemosses) have contributed to the…

A: Bryophytes and lycophytes have led to the evolution of flowering plants and other land plants. There…

Q: 1. Angiosperms are most closely related to A. Green algae B. Bryophytes C. Seedless vascular plantsv…

A: Characteristics of Angiosperms are: All plants have flowers. The sporophyte is differentiated into…

Q: Both mosses and ferns A. have swimming sperm B. have vascular tissue C. have leaves D. all of the…

A: A and C is the correct option for mosses Mosses have flagellated sperm that swim through water to…

Q: The move to land had challenges that needed to be overcome, but the reward was great. Match each…

A: Introduction  Vascular plants, also known as tracheophytes or Tracheophyta, are a wide category of…

Q: What is the position of the sporangia (describe specific position/orientation of sporangia on the…

A: A sporangium or sporangia is term used for spore case in which spore are produced

Q: Which of the following statements about ferns is not true? (a) ferns have motile sperm cells that…

A: Ferns are a type of plant that produces spores. There are approximately 11,000 species of ferns…

Q: Bryophytes are often considered to be primitive. Do they lack something that “advanced” plants…

A: Bryophytes include liverwort, miss and ferns. Bryophytes are considered to be primitive plant's

Q: What group of plants (bryophytes, lycophytes, pteridophytes/ferns, seed plants/spematophytes,…

A: The Kingdom Plantae is classified into 5 major groups: Thallophyta, Bryophyta, Pteridophyta,…

Q: In regards to flowering plants which of the following would be the best example of a symplesiomorphy…

A: Symplesiomorphy is a shared primitive character/trait of common ancestors that is found in two…

Q: This flowering plant may be the nearest living relative to the ancestor of all flowering plants. (a)…

A: Angiosperms are usually defined as the way that they are supposed flowering plants that produce…

Q: Phylogenetic analyses of land plants and their close relatives determined that the land plants form…

A: A phylogenetic tree is an illustration that helps in studying the evolutionary history of an…

Q: Select all statements that are true about the Kingdom Plantae:

A: Plant cell have cell walls, plastids and large vacuoles. Animal cell lacks cell wall and plastids.…

Q: Bryophytes encompass the oldest plant lineage and are estimated to be approximately 475 million…

A: We know that the pla to that we see today have evolved for millions of years ago . First plants have…

Q: Name and briefly describe the two phyla of seedless vascular plants.

A: Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Include specialised supporting & water-conducting tissue termed…

Q: The bryophytes (a) include mosses, liverworts, and hornworts (b) include whisk ferns, horsetails,…

A: Bryophytes are plant species that play an important role in ecosystem regulation. They collect vital…

Q: One important character in rosids is the presence of___________________ ___________________…

A: The rose family Rosaceae consists of flowering plants (shrubs mostly) and includes 91 genera and…

Q: For the evolutionary tree diagram of Plants, assign these apomorphies to the correct taxa. Use all -…

A: The relationship between different groups of organisms can be easily explained through phylogenetic…

Q: Now, you are going to create and the interpret your own phylogenetic tree. Take a look at the…

A: Photosynthesis is base for all of them .so mosses having only photosynthesis ability are the basic…

Q: List the key derived traits found in monilophytes andseed plants, but not in lycophytes.

A: Vascular plants are the plants that contain the vascular system (xylem and phloem) that is involved…