alleryStart learning →Where did the ancestors of today's land plants first evolve?
AOn mountains
BIn deserts
CUnderground
DIn water
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. In water
Land plants descend from water-living algae, so their ancestors evolved in water.
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