The Fact That Both Charophytes and Green Plants Contain Chlorophylls

question 45

Multiple Choice

The fact that both charophytes and green plants contain chlorophylls a and b demonstrates which of the following?

• A) These derived traits show that green plants evolved from ancient charophytes.
• B) These shared traits show that green plants evolved from present-day charophytes.
• C) The common ancestor of these two groups contained chlorophylls a and b.
• D) These two groups are not closely related.

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