Evolution and Diversity of Major Plant Groups

Origin of plants: Green algae - multicellular and mosses as aquatic ancestors.

Origin of plants: Green algae - multicellular and mosses as aquatic ancestors; Movement to land: mosses and liverworts; Characteristics of first terrestrial plants; Origin of seeds; Evolution of higher plants and their diversity; Importance of plant diversity; Relationship between families of flowering plants; Diversity and evolution of gymnosperms; Reticulate evolution of higher plants; Evolution of flower; Ecological importance of species diversity