Question

Which of the traits were likely present in the last common ancestor of bryophytes? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. a. multicellular sporophytes b. photosynthetic sporophytes c. vascular tissues d. roots stomata

Answer 1

Answer:

a. multicellular sporophytes

Explanation:

Bryophytes include all the land plants. Evolutionary studies have shown that all the bryophytes might have originated from a common green algae. A sporophyte can be described as a diploid multicellular stage which is common in all plants and algae. Hence, we can infer that the multicellular sporophyte generation was common in all bryophytes and hence can be seen even today.