Question

The first vascular plants are:

• A. Algae
• B. Bryophytes
• C. Pteridophytes
• D. Angiosperms

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Pteridophytes

• Pteridophytes (ferns, horsetails, clubmosses) represent the first vascular plants in evolutionary history, appearing in the Silurian period (~430 million years ago) with true xylem and phloem for water and nutrient transport