The evolution of conducting tubes (sieve tubes) in land plants and aquatic brown algae is an example of

A. homoplasy caused by convergence.
B. homoplasy caused by evolutionary reversal.
C. homoplasy caused by common descent.
D. homology caused by convergence.
E. homology caused by common descent.


Answer: A

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