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A. Angiosperms were one of the last types of advanced plants to develop and
were the first flowering plants to be seen on Earth. The first land plants were
vascular plants which consisted of flagellated sperm and used spores for
gametophyte stage. These plants soon began to evolve into more complex
organisms. Soon vascular plants were introduced then the first seed plants, then
consist of all the parts of the plants mentioned above. It contains seeds, a
vascular system (water transport system), pollen, and most importantly, the
flower. The flower of the plant consists of modified shoot with 4 rings of modified
leaves. The flower contains both male and female parts which are adapted via
mutations in later generations. The parts consist of sepals, petals, stamens, and
the carpel. The stamen is the male portion and the carpel is the female portion.
Pollen carried by wind, and other insects land on the plant which enables
fertilization. The pollen lands on the stigma of the plant. Plants earlier used water
for reproduction and were only restricted to locations that received a lot of rainfall
to spread out their species. However, angiosperms use pollen which eliminated
the requirement for water for fertilization. Pollen was carried and spread through
the wind and by animal. Angiosperms also use seeds to grow. The seed offers
protection of the plant embryo and stores nutrients for growth for the embryo in
the early stages of life. As these embryos grow, they either develop into
monocots or dicots. The lifecycle is dominated by the sporophyte stage. The
Fertilization yields diploid zygotes that grow into new sporophyte plants.
because of some anatomical and reproductive aspects. Mosses were the first
known plants on earth which lacked many advanced components that limited the
growth and spread of the bryophytes. Bryophytes were the first land plants which
were nonvascular (contained no water transport system and no true roots) which
limited the acquirement of water. Also the mosses contained no seeds or flowers
which limited its spread and growth as compared to Angiosperms. Also mosses
had swimming sperm which used spores for reproduction. The spores were
gametes by mitosis. Fertilization yields diploid zygotes that grow into new