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Biology · 2026 · 3 marks
CBSE 2026 · Region 5 · Set 1 · Q24
Study the given chart showing evolution of plants. Answer the following questions: (a) Identify the plant which acts as an immediate ancestor of both…
Study the given chart showing evolution of plants. Answer the following questions :
(a)
Identify the plant which acts as an immediate ancestor of both ferns and conifers.
(b)
Name the nearest ancestors of flowering plants.
(c)
Name the most primitive group of plants.
(d)
Psilophyton provides common ancestry to which classes ?
(e)
Name the common ancestor of psilophyton and seed ferns.
(f)
Name the common ancestor of mosses and tracheophytes.
Marking-scheme solution
(a)
Psilophyton
(b)
Seed ferns
(c)
Chlorophyte ancestors
(d)
Ferns, Conifers, Seed ferns
(e)
Tracheophyte ancestors
(f)
Chlorophyte ancestors
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