The answer is nonvascular plants.
The plants that are similar to algae are
called nonvascular plants. They are the plants small plants with the absence of
vascular system. They do not have roots. They have small hair likes that insert
to substrate to keep the plants in place instead of roots. These are called
rhizoids.
I believe that the best answer for this question is "gene mutations." Gene mutations can either take place through nucleotide substitutions, which occur when the the sequence of nucleotides are altered. Frameshift mutations can also occur. They involve the insertion or deletion of a DNA molecule's bases. Hope this helps.