Bryophytes (Non-Vascular Plants) ________

question 58

Multiple Choice

Bryophytes (non-vascular plants) ________.

• A) are more similar to ancestral green algae than are vascular plants
• B) are more similar to ancestral red algae than are vascular plants
• C) can be included in the grade monilophyte because they do not have a complex vascular system
• D) are evolutionarily more advanced than seed plants

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