Campbell Essential Biology (7th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134765037
Author: Eric J. Simon, Jean L. Dickey, Jane B. Reece
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 16, Problem 5SQ
During the Carboniferous period, the dominant plants, which later formed the great coal beds, were mainly
- a. mosses and other
bryophytes. - b. ferns and other seedless vascular plants.
- c. charophytes and other green algae.
- d. conifers and other gymnosperms.
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During the Carboniferous period, the dominant plants, which later formed the great coal beds, were mainly a. mosses and other bryophytes. b. ferns and other seedless vascular plants. c. charophytes and other green algae. d. conifers and other gymnosperms.
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Campbell Essential Biology (7th Edition)
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