If intelligent extraterrestrials visited Earth 475 million years ago, and then again 300 million years ago (at the close of the Carboniferous period) , what trends would they have noticed in Earth's terrestrial vegetation over this period?
1) a trend from dominant gametophytes to dominant sporophytes
2) a trend from sporangia borne on modified leaves (sporophylls) to sporangia borne on stalks (seta)
3) a trend from no true leaves, to microphylls, to megaphylls
4) a trend from soil-surface-hugging plants to "overtopping" plants
5) a trend toward increased lignification of conducting systems
A) 1 and 3
B) 3, 4, and 5
C) 1, 2, 4, and 5
D) 1, 3, 4, and 5
E) 2, 3, 4, and 5
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