Three of the following are evidence that charophytes are the closest algal relatives of plants. Select the exception.

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The presence of chloroplasts is not unique evidence of the close relationship between charophytes and plants, as chloroplasts are found in various groups of algae, not just charophytes. The other options (similar sperm structure, similarities in cell wall formation during cell division, and genetic similarities in chloroplasts) are more specific to the close evolutionary relationship between charophytes and plants.

Three of the Following Are Evidence That Charophytes Are the Closest