If the Kingdom Plantae Is Someday Expanded to Include the Charophytes

question 42

Multiple Choice

If the kingdom Plantae is someday expanded to include the charophytes, then the shared derived characteristics of the kingdom will include
1) rings of cellulose-synthesizing complexes.
2) chlorophylls a and b.
3) alternation of generations.
4) cell walls of cellulose.
5) ability to synthesize sporopollenin.

• A) 1 and 5
• B) 1, 2, and 3
• C) 1, 3, and 5
• D) 1, 4, and 5
• E) 1, 2, 4, and 5

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