Evidence for the evolution of plants from a feshwater algal species is supported by all of the following EXCEPT:

A. both green algae and plants store excess carbohydrates as starch and have cellulose in their cell walls.
B. plants and green algae share a significant number of structural similarities in root, stem, and leaf structures.
C. molecular evaluation of ribosomal RNA provides evidence of the evolutionary relationship of plants and green algae.
D. both green algae and plants have chlorophylls a and b and various accessory pigments.


Answer: B

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