Lecture 13: Tree of Life

Question 1

What are the four major groups of plants that have emerged through evolution?

Answer 1

1. NONVASCULAR PLANTS (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts)
2. SEEDLESS VASCULAR PLANTS (ferns)
3. GYMNOSPERMS (confers, or cone-bearing trees)
4. ANGIOSPERMS (vast majority of living plants)