While Walking in the Woods, You Come Across Some Low-Growing

question 4

Multiple Choice

While walking in the woods, you come across some low-growing plants clustered at the base of a tree. You collect one as a specimen for biology class. Upon examination in the lab, you find that the leaf-, stem-, and root-like structures contain no vascular tissue. The plant is

• A) a lycophyte.
• B) an angiosperm.
• C) a gymnosperm.
• D) a bryophyte.
• E) not a plant but a charophyte.

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