multiple select question\nselect all that apply\nwhich of the following distinguish land plants from the…

multiple select question\nselect all that apply\nwhich of the following distinguish land plants from the clade of green algae known as the charophytes?\nthe ability to conduct photosynthesis\nvascular tissue\nmulticellular sporophytes\nmulticellular gametophytes\ndiploid embryos

multiple select question\nselect all that apply\nwhich of the following distinguish land plants from the clade of green algae known as the charophytes?\nthe ability to conduct photosynthesis\nvascular tissue\nmulticellular sporophytes\nmulticellular gametophytes\ndiploid embryos

Answer

Brief Explanations:

  1. Both land - plants and charophytes can conduct photosynthesis, so this is not a distinguishing feature.
  2. Vascular tissue is present in most land plants but absent in charophytes.
  3. Multicellular sporophytes are a key feature of land plants and are not as developed or present in the same form in charophytes.
  4. Multicellular gametophytes are not a unique feature to distinguish land plants from charophytes as both can have them.
  5. Diploid embryos are retained and protected within the female gametophyte in land plants, a feature not present in charophytes in the same way.

Answer:

B. Vascular tissue C. Multicellular sporophytes E. Diploid embryos