Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding angiosperms?
A) They are some of the earliest known plants to have existed on Earth, and they appeared-alongside lycophytes-approximately 400 million years ago.
B) The appearance of angiosperms on Earth did not affect the atmosphere or landscape; Earth's landscape has changed very little over the last 400 million years.
C) Although the appearance of angiosperms coincided with a decrease in the overall diversity of other groups of plants, their appearance also influenced the evolution of new species of non-angiosperm plants.
D) Over 400 million years ago on Earth, the landscape was dominated by angiosperm trees and shrubs.
E) Angiosperms are the second most diverse group of plants (the first is gymnosperms) .
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