In Animal Cells and in the Meristem Cells of Land

Multiple Choice

In animal cells and in the meristem cells of land plants, the nuclear envelope disintegrates during mitosis. This disintegration does not occur in the cells of most protists and fungi. According to our current knowledge of plant evolution, which group of organisms should feature mitosis most similar to that of land plants?

A) unicellular green algae
B) cyanobacteria
C) charophytes
D) red algae
E) multicellular green algae