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First terrestrial plants with vascular tissues.

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## CORE INFORMATION
✓ **Answer**: C
## CONCEPT FRAMEWORK
	**Primary Concept**: Plant Evolution and Classification
	**Related Topics**: Vascular Tissues (Xylem and Phloem), Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Angiosperms
	**Prerequisites**: Basic understanding of plant groups.
## SOLUTION PATHWAY
**Given Information**:
	The question asks about the first terrestrial plants with vascular tissues.
**Method & Steps**:
	1. **Understanding Vascular Tissues**: Vascular tissues (xylem and phloem) are specialized transport systems in plants. Xylem transports water and minerals, while phloem transports sugars.
	Reasoning: The presence of vascular tissues is a key adaptation for terrestrial life, enabling efficient transport of water and nutrients.
	2. **Analyzing Plant Groups**:
		- **Bryophytes**: These are non-vascular plants (e.g., mosses, liverworts). They lack specialized transport tissues and rely on diffusion.
		- **Pteridophytes**: These are the first vascular plants (e.g., ferns, horsetails). They have xylem and phloem, allowing them to grow taller and colonize drier habitats.
		- **Gymnosperms**: These are seed-bearing vascular plants (e.g., conifers, cycads). They have more advanced vascular systems than pteridophytes.
		- **Dicots**: These are a group of flowering plants (angiosperms) with two cotyledons (seed leaves). They also have vascular tissues.
	3. **Identifying the First Terrestrial Plants with Vascular Tissues**: Based on the analysis, pteridophytes were the first terrestrial plants to evolve vascular tissues.
	Result: Pteridophytes
	Verification: This aligns with the evolutionary history of plants, with pteridophytes appearing before gymnosperms and angiosperms.
## OPTION ANALYSIS
[A] :x: Gymnosperms are vascular plants, but they appeared later in evolution than pteridophytes.
[B] :x: Bryophytes are non-vascular plants.
[C] ✓: Pteridophytes are the first terrestrial plants with vascular tissues.
[D] :x: Dicots are flowering plants (angiosperms) that evolved later than pteridophytes.
## LEARNING AIDS
	**Common Mistakes**:
		1. Confusing bryophytes and pteridophytes: Remember that bryophytes are non-vascular, while pteridophytes are vascular.
		2. Assuming gymnosperms were the first vascular plants: Pteridophytes preceded gymnosperms in plant evolution.
	**Quick Tips**:
		1. 'Pterido' can be associated with 'transport' to remember that pteridophytes have vascular tissues.
		2. Bryophytes are 'basic' plants without vascular tissues.

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Gymnosperms

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Bryophytes

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The correct Option is "Pteridophytes"

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Dicots

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