Based on Fossils and Evidence from Genetics, Morphology and Development

question 11

Multiple Choice

Based on fossils and evidence from genetics, morphology and development, and other features of flowering plants, botanists hypothesize that the first flowering plants had ________.

• A) tubular flowers formed from three petals
• B) flowers with a single pistil formed from three fused carpels
• C) flowers without petals or sepals
• D) radial flowers with numerous petals arranged spirally
• E) flowers with either pistils or stamens, but not both together

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