Use the Figure to Answer the Following Question

question 54

Multiple Choice

Use the figure to answer the following question.

The phylogenetic tree shown ________.

• A) depicts uncertainty about whether the bryophytes or the vascular plants evolved first
• B) depicts an evolutionary hypothesis
• C) includes evolution of convergent characteristics
• D) indicates that seeds are a shared ancestral character of all vascular plants

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