Plants and algae most recently shared a common ancestor 480 million years ago,and plants colonized land shortly after that.In sexual reproduction,an alga releases gametes into the water and fertilization occurs.What reproductive adaptation did plants evolve on dry land?

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Pollen is amazingly hardy in the face of dry conditions,having less water as a fraction of its total weight than almost any other living thing on Earth.Please see section 16.1 for more information.

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