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Question 5 • TPS EdX Biology

Which group of plants were the first to adapt to life on land?

Answer
A
flowering
B
conifers
C
pine
D
mosses

Explanation

Mosses are nonvascular plants and are among the earliest plants to live on land. They can grow in damp places but lack the structures for transporting water that later plants developed. Flowering plants and conifers appeared much later, and pine is a type of conifer. The correct choice is mosses.

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