The most direct ancestors of land plants were probably _____.

A. green algae
B. kelp (brown alga) that formed large beds near the shorelines
C. liverworts and mosses
D. photosynthesizing prokaryotes (cyanobacteria)


Ans: A. green algae

Biology & Microbiology

You might also like to view...

In the geologic timescale, the sequence of eons and eras beginning with the earliest era and proceeding forward to the most recent era is

A. Cenozoic - Archean - Mesozoic - Paleozoic - Proterozoic. B. Mesozoic - Cenozoic - Paleozoic - Proterozoic - Archean. C. Paleozoic - Proterozoic - Archean - Mesozoic - Cenozoic. D. Archean - Paleozoic - Proterozoic - Cenozoic - Mesozoic. E. Archean - Proterozoic - Paleozoic - Mesozoic - Cenozoic.

Biology & Microbiology

The process of going from transcription to translation

a. explains the structural complexity of genes. b. describes the flow of genetic information. c. is based upon the role of proteins in controlling life. d. does not explain how genes function. e. explains evolution in terms of molecular biology.

Biology & Microbiology

Genes with large numbers of _____________ base pairs are more likely to have a higher mutation rate

than genes with large numbers of ___________ base pairs. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Biology & Microbiology

The STD that will always produce symptoms is ________

A) gonorrhea B) chlamydia C) syphilis D) HPV infection

Biology & Microbiology