Green Plant Cladogram

Which plant(s) have vascular tissue?

• Charophytes

• Gymnosperms

• Mosses

• Flowering Plants

• Ferns

What characteristics (features) do liverworts and mosses share?

• vascular tissue

• reproduce sexually

• multicellular

• perform photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is different about ferns, gymnosperms, and flowering plants compared to the rest of the plants?

• use seeds to reproduce

• have leaves with veins

• have vascular tissue

• reproduce sexually

What do the circles represent?

• Shared traits

• Common ancestors

• Extinctions

• Missing fossils

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which lettered circle (or circles) represents a common ancestor of flowering plants and gymnosperms?

• F

• E

• D

• C

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which lettered circle (or circles) represents the most recent common ancestor of flowering plants and gymnosperms?

• F

• E

• D

• C

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Are mosses a direct ancestor of flowering plants?

• Yes

• No

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

The letter ______ represents the most recent common ancestor of mosses and flowering plants.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2