Question

multiple select question
select all that apply
which of the following distinguish land plants from the clade of green algae known as the charophytes?
the ability to conduct photosynthesis
vascular tissue
multicellular sporophytes
multicellular gametophytes
diploid embryos

Explanation:

1. Both land - plants and charophytes can conduct photosynthesis, so this is not a distinguishing feature.
2. Vascular tissue is present in most land plants but absent in charophytes.
3. Multicellular sporophytes are a key feature of land plants and are not as developed or present in the same form in charophytes.
4. Multicellular gametophytes are not a unique feature to distinguish land plants from charophytes as both can have them.
5. Diploid embryos are retained and protected within the female gametophyte in land plants, a feature not present in charophytes in the same way.

Answer:

B. Vascular tissue
C. Multicellular sporophytes
E. Diploid embryos