Charophytes are the group of green algae whose ancestral lineage gave rise to land plants. Life on land comes with several challenges not required for life submerged in water. What are these challenges and how did land plants overcome them? 3 challenges that land plants overcame as they adapted to land

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Charophytes are the group of green algae whose ancestral lineage gave rise to land plants. Life on land comes with several challenges not required for life submerged in water. What are these challenges and how did land plants overcome them?

  • 3 challenges that land plants overcame as they adapted to land
  • at least 1 key adaptive characteristic that allowed them to overcome each challenge.
  • Also, include which lineage of land plants first evolved each characteristic you state. 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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