Question

Which row in the table best represents the evolution of plants that match the diagram? Labels for Plant Classifications 1 2 3 4 5 6 A Gymnosperms Angiosperms Seed plants Seedless plants Monocots Dicots B Dicots Monocots Angiosperms Gymnosperms Seed plants Seedless plants C Seed plants Seedless plants Angiosperms Gymnosperms Dicots Monocots D Seedless plants Seed plants Gymnosperms Angiosperms Monocots Dicots A B C D

Answer 1

D here seem to be the right answer even though you did not given the picture here. Evolution tells us that complex individual derives from the simpler forms. So in the option D the simpler to complex pattern have been shown.

Answer 2

The best row in the table that best represents the evolution of plants is row D.

The earliest plants did not have seed/seedless and only reproduced using spores such as ferns( image: https://images.spot.im/v1/production/c1n93hsfphoovmac39ui).  

When plants evolved seeds, the first seeded plants were gymnosperms characterized for their naked seeds. Naked seeds mean that the seeds are not covered by the ovary so the seeds look like scales. Also, gymnosperms do not produce flowers and fruits. Pine trees are gymnosperms.  

Later, angiosperms evolved and are characterized by their seeds covered/enclosed in an ovary. This allowed angiosperms to form flowers and fruits but not all fruits can be eaten/edible. All flowering plants are angiosperms.  

Angiosperms are either dicots or monocots. The names are from the word cotyledon which is the first leaf that grows from the seed. Monocots have one cotyledon or first leaf and dicots have two cotyledons or first leaves. Corns are monocots. Roses are dicots.