While conducting a plant diversity survey in a temperate rainforest in Washington state, you come across a number of individuals of a low-lying plant species. These plants spread over the surface of moist groun and have numerous small stems that have tiny leaflets. They have root-like structures but do NOT have roots. Back at the lab, tests indicate that the majority of the plant material is haploid. The plant you discovered is likely most closely related to -a moss. -complex streptophyte algae. -a daisy -a conifer -a lycophyte

While conducting a plant diversity survey in a temperate rainforest in Washington state, you come across a number of individuals of a low-lying plant species. These plants spread over the surface of moist groun and have numerous small stems that have tiny leaflets. They have root-like structures but do NOT have roots. Back at the lab, tests indicate that the majority of the plant material is haploid. The plant you discovered is likely most closely related to -a moss. -complex streptophyte algae. -a daisy -a conifer -a lycophyte

Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)

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ISBN:9781305389892

Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

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Chapter29: Seed Plants

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