Which of the Following Regarding Vascular Plant Evolution Is False

Which of the following regarding vascular plant evolution is false?

A) The fossil record shows that vascular plants appeared on land after the first land animals.
B) It is hypothesized that vascular plants evolved from a single evolutionary event.
C) The tracheid is the principal water-conducting element of the xylem in all early vascular plants.
D) The evolution of an effective cuticle and protective layers for the gametangia (archegonia and antheridia) contributed to the success of the first vascular plants.
E) The earliest vascular plants lacked roots and leaves.