Discuss how adaptations allowed plants to move from an aquatic environment to the variety of habitats they inhabit today. Maybe, start out by discussing single celled algae and include the transition from prokaryotes to eukaryotes. Then explain why those traits are adaptive, and how they arose. Don't forget the role of natural selection in adaptation.

Discuss how adaptations allowed plants to move from an aquatic environment to the variety of habitats they inhabit today. Maybe, start out by discussing single celled algae and include the transition from prokaryotes to eukaryotes. Then explain why those traits are adaptive, and how they arose. Don't forget the role of natural selection in adaptation.

Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)

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ISBN:9781305389892

Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Publisher:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Chapter28: Seedless Plants

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