Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Flowers, fruits, and endosperm are defining characteristics of the angiosperms.
2. Placental transfer tissues are necessary because plant embryos are incapable of photosynthesis.
3. The K/T event was the transition of plants from water to land.
4. Horizontal gene transfer is restricted to prokaryotes and protists.


1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. FALSE

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