Which is the best brief description of the vascular system of the very first terrestrial plants?

a. The first plants developed specialized vessel cells that conducted water.
b. The first plants did not develop a vascular system and did not transport water through the plant.
c. The first plants had a very basic vascular system with a simple method of internal transport.
d. The first plants had only long, needle-like leaves, from which water could evaporate easily.
e. The first plants did not develop a vascular system and transported water through the plant by diffusion from cell to cell.


Answer: e. The first plants did not develop a vascular system and transported water through the plant by diffusion from cell to cell.

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