Question

quiz
which of the following rows of data listed in table 1 best supports the possibility of a common ancestor for the organisms listed there?
a vascular tissue
b seeds enclosed in fruit
c cell wall composed of cellulose
green alga moss spruce tree apple tree
cell wall composed of cellulose + + + +
vascular tissue - - + +
roots - - + +
seeds enclosed in fruit - - - +
flagellated sperm cells - + - -

Explanation:

The presence of a cell - wall composed of cellulose is a fundamental characteristic shared by all the organisms (green alga, moss, spruce tree, apple tree) in the table. This shared trait is more likely to be an ancestral characteristic indicating a common ancestor compared to the other traits which are not present in all of them. Vascular tissue is not in green alga and moss, seeds enclosed in fruit are only in apple tree.

Answer:

C. Cell wall composed of cellulose