AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Seeds, which protect and nourish the developing embryo also first appeared in the gymnosperms, and were passed on to the angiosperms as well. Seed plants do have a vascular system, but so do ferns and other vascular seedless species. Fruits and flowers are unique to angiosperms and not found in gymnosperms.

Detailed explanation-2: -Adaptations to land of both gymnosperms and angiosperms which are lacking in ferns and mosses are pollen and seeds.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ferns, gymnosperms (cone-producing plants), and angiosperms (flower and fruit-producing plants) are all plants, which means they are all multicellular and autotrophic. This means they are all made of many different cells, and they all have the capacity to undergo photosynthesis in order to make their own food.

Detailed explanation-4: -A fern is better adapted to living on land compared to a moss, because a fern has vascular tissue while a moss does not. This vascular tissue allows ferns to access water and nutrients from the ground.

Detailed explanation-5: -Since bryophytes, ferns, gymnosperms, and angiosperms are all members of kingdom Plantae, they are made of plant cells and are able to undergo photosynthesis. Bryophytes are a group of non-vascular plants that includes the mosses, hornworts, and liverworts.