Which of the following groups is considered to be the most primitive Which of the following groups is considered to be the most advance? Which of the following groups are considered to be polyphyletic? Explain your answer Which of the following groups are considered to be paraphyletic? Explain your answer From Bryophytes up to Anthophyta are

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A: Cladograms(phylogenetic trees) are graphical charts that depict the hypothetical correlations…

Q: Create a phylogenic tree and cladogram for the following table of plants and their chracteristics:…

A: Introduction The study of the evolutionary history and relationships between or within groups of…

Q: Members of the cactus family in North and South America and of the spurge family in Africa are very…

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A: The organisms belongs to the Protochordata are generally known as the lower chordates. They are…

Q: Which group of Monera is known as jokers of the plant kingdom and why?

A: A group of organisms that forms a unit is known as taxon. Organisms are placed in a taxon based on…

Q: Construct a phylogenic tree/cladogram for the following table of plants and their chracteristics:…

A: Cladogram is a diagram that shows the relationships between groups of organisms. Cladogram of the…

Q: Angiosperms are the outgroup on this phylogenetic tree. Group of answer choices a. True b. False

A: A phylogenetic, or hypothesized link between groups of creatures, is depicted in a diagram known as…

Q: In what respect the spoprophyte of Pteridophytes and Spermatophytes areidentical.

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Q: Question 1 Which of the following is diploid? A a spore produced by a fern sporophyte a…

A: Haploid cells only have one set of chromosomes (n). Diploids, as the name implies, have two sets of…

Q: Chlamydomonas is the closest living relative to all 'true' plants. True or False?

A: The given statement is: False.

Q: What major characteristic of green algae (Chlorophyta) supports the hypothesis that they are…

A: Introduction Algal evolution has been remarkably complex. In various branches of the prokaryotic and…

Q: Which of the following statements is NOT true?  Answers Bryophytes and ferns have the same type of…

A: Ferns are vascular plants, whereas bryophytes are nonvascular plants.

Q: If I am comparing a fungi and a bryophyte, what are some similarities and some differences I should…

A: Bryophytes are non-vascular plants, including liverworts, mosses, and hornworts. They are…

Q: On what basis do systematists place plants in the same supergroup (Archaeplastida) as red and green…

A: Red algae and green algae are included in the supergroup Archaeplastida. It was from a common…

Q: The following organisms are often called mosses, but they are not actually closely related to mosses…

A: Bryophytes are small, non vascular plants which include mosses, liverworts and hornworts. Bryophytes…

Q: Which of the following is NOT in the subkingdom embryophyta? Moss Bryophytes O Angiosperms Green…

A: Plants are the organism who can't move from one place to another. They have cell wall around each…

Q: Bryophytes can be found in every type of habitation, except in the oceans, thus reflecting the…

A: Introduction   Mosses, liverworts, and hornworts are examples of bryophytes, which are small…

Q: Name three group of plant that bear archegonia. Breifly describe the life cycle of any one?

A: Archegonium is a multicellular structure or organ of gametophyte phase of certain plants.It produces…

Q: How does the cladogram relate to many botanists referring to land plants asembryophytes?

A: Embryophytes are complex multicellular organisms that are characterized by the presence of…

Q: Name three groups of plants that bear archegonia.

A: The archegonia are located on the tips of the leaves. The swollen part of an archegonium consists of…

Q: Monilophytes and seed plants both have megaphylls, as well as other traits not found in lycophytes.…

A: Evolutionary trends are evident in organisms around the world. In plants too this long evolutionary…

Q: Match the following families to their corresponding and appropriate taxonomic group Match each item…

A: Cycadaceae- Cycadophyta Auracariaceae- coniferae Podocarpaceae- Coniferae Ginkgoaceae- Ginkgophyta…

Q: When classifying plants which of the following replaces the phylum taxon?

A: all organisms have been classified in order to study them better .

Q: If the stomata of bryophytes and of vascular plants are not an example of convergent evolution, what…

A: convergent evolution is the term used to indicate when different organisms independently evolve…

Q: What are the synapormorphies of land plants? What are the relationships of land plants to other…

A: It is required to discuss the synapormorphies of land plants and the relationships of land plants to…

Q: the charophytes are at the base of the phylogenetic line of land plants. True or False

A: Charophytes are green algae found in fresh water which are autotrophic  They are also called…

Q: Seeds would be an example of an: I) autapomorphy             II) plesiomorphy             III)…

A: Genetic tree shows the evolutionary relationships between different groups. These relationships are…

Q: What are the following as a basic taxonomic rule and taxonomic name Saguaro Cactus Xerophytes…

A: Ecological species is based on organisms' adaptations to a certain set of environmental resources…

Q: Recent DNA evidence suggests to some plant taxonomists that the traditional way of classifying…

A: Recent DNA proof recommends to some established taxonomists that the conventional approach to…

Q: What are the synapomorphies or Kingdom Plantae?

A: Synapomorphy is also another name for common characteristics that are present between two or more…

Q: Why are antheridia and archegonia the apomorphies of Embryophyta and not of Charophyta?

A: Charophyta is an extant group of green algae which is thought to be associated with modern plants as…

Q: Tabulate the most obvious, easily observable characters that will allow a non-expert to distinguish…

A: Mosses: It belongs to the phylum Bryophyta and is a non-vascular plant. They do not have true root,…

Q: Match each item to a choice: Cycadaceae Araucariaceae Podocarpaceae Ginkgoaceae Fabaceae Pinaceae…

A: Cycadaceae - cycadophyta Araucariaceae-  coniferae Podocarpaceae - pinophyta Gingkoaceae -…

Q: Plant Phylogeny Question: Angiosperms Gymnosperms Ferns Liverworts Hornworts Mosses Green Algae

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Q: In regards to flowering plants which of the following would be the best example of a symplesiomorphy…

A: Symplesiomorphy is a shared primitive character/trait of common ancestors that is found in two…

Q: Draw a simplified cladogram that includes only the orders. Based the cladogram in the image below.

A: Diagrams called cladograms are used in biology to show the links between various creatures…