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ISBN: 9780321962751

Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 26, Problem 2TYU

Which of the following characteristics of plants is absent in their closest relatives, the charophyte algae?

A. chlorophyll b
B. cellulose in cell walls
C. mullicellularity
D. alternation of generations

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Which of the following characteristics of plants is absent in their closest relatives, the charophyte algae? A. chlorophyll b B. cellulose in cell walls C. mullicellularity D. alternation of generations

Solution Summary: The author explains that the alternation of generation is a unique character that is present in plants and is absent in charophyte algae.

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