2. What characteristics of green algae have led scientists to conclude that this group includes the ancestors of land plants, most likely the

2. What characteristics of green algae have led scientists to conclude that this group includes the ancestors of land plants, most likely the charophytes? What specific characteristics do the charophytes share with land plants? What characteristics make bryophytes and seedlees vascular plants different from algae?

Chlorphytes, a division of green algae are considered to be ancestors of the land plants. The reasonbehind this proposal is the presence of chrlorphylls, a and b. The chlorophytes also store food...