Which of the following clades has been proposed by plant biologists as the clade that defines the plant kingdom?

a. Plantae, Streptophyta, and Viridiplantae have all been proposed as the clade that defines the plant kingdom.
b. Kingdom Plantae, which includes only the embryophyte clade
c. Kingdom Streptophyta, which also includes the charophytes
d. Kingdom Viridiplantae, which also includes all green algae (chlorophytes)
e. Kingdom Vasculata, which includes the vascular plants


Answer: a. Plantae, Streptophyta, and Viridiplantae have all been proposed as the clade that defines the plant kingdom.

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