What Evidence Do Paleobotanists Look for That Indicates the Movement

question 26

Multiple Choice

What evidence do paleobotanists look for that indicates the movement of plants from water to land?

• A)waxy cuticle to increase evaporation from leaves
• B)vascular tissue to conduct water and sugars
• C)sporopollenin to inhibit evaporation from leaves
• D)remnants of chloroplasts from photosynthesizing cells
• E)loss of structures that produce spores

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Definitions:

Motion

Describes the change in position of an object with respect to time and its surroundings.

Lungs

Pair of respiratory organs located in the thorax, responsible for exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide between the blood and the environment.

Breathing Air

The act of inhaling oxygen from the atmosphere and exhaling carbon dioxide, essential for the survival of terrestrial organisms.

Month

A unit of time, roughly corresponding to the length of one complete cycle of the moon's phases, used in calendars to divide the year.