Selecting the Exception Four of the Five Answers Listed Below

question 81

Multiple Choice

Selecting the Exception Four of the five answers listed below are major trends in terrestrial plant evolution. Select the EXCEPTION.

• A) development of vascular tissue
• B) adaptation to drier environmental conditions
• C) microspores and megaspores
• D) animal assisted reproduction
• E) increasing dominance of the gametophyte phase

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