BIOLOGY
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781260169614
Author: Raven
Publisher: RENT MCG
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Chapter 30, Problem 6U
Which of the following potentially represents the oldest known living species of angiospemi?
a. Cooksonia
b. Archaefructus
c. Chlamydomonas
d. Amborella
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