Which of the following is considered to be most closely related to land plants?

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Which of the following is considered to be most closely related to land plants?​

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Charophytes are the closest living relatives of land plants. They share many key characteristics such as the presence of cellulose in their cell walls, formation of a phragmoplast during cell division, and a similar structure of flagellated sperm. Red algae, chlorophytes, and brown algae are all more distantly related to land plants. Trypanosomes are unicellular eukaryotes and not related to land plants.

Which of the Following Is Considered to Be Most Closely