Which group is regarded as the FIRST terrestrial plants to develop vascular tissue?
AGymnosperms including conifers and cycads
BAlgae of the marine and freshwater type
CPteridophytes including ferns and horsetails
DBryophytes including liverworts and mosses
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Pteridophytes including ferns and horsetails
Pteridophytes are evolutionarily the first plants to possess vascular tissue (xylem and phloem).
Bryophytes lack true vascular tissue
algae are non-vascular
gymnosperms come later than pteridophytes.
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