Which of these conclusions is supported by plant phylogenies (evolutionary trees)?
Question 4 options:
| | 1) | It is likely that the transition to land occurred directly from red algae. | |
| | 2) | In all of the trees generated so far, land plants trace back to more than one ancestral group. | |
| | 3) | The oldest lineages of land plants are descended from some green algae (Charophytes) | |
| | 4) | The closest relative to land plants is fungi | |
Answer is option 3) The oldest lineages of land plants are descended from some green algae (Charophytes)
Land plants evolbed from green algae approximately 510 million years ago. The Charophytes are still present.
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