Nonvascular plants (bryophytes), Seedless vascular plants, Gymnosperms, Angiosperms.
The above phylogenetic tree shows the evolutionary relationships of plants. Which of the following statements about this tree are correct?
A. There is some uncertainty about which of the bryophytes or the vascular plants evolved first.
B. The phylogeny is hypothetical.
C. There are polytomies.
D. The ferns are the closest living relatives to the seed plants.
E. Seeds are a shared ancestral character of all vascular plants.
A and B
B and C
A, B and C
A, B and D
B, C and E