Which of the Following Observations Would Best Support the Hypothesis

Multiple Choice

Which of the following observations would best support the hypothesis that the ability to form mycorrhizal associations arose very early in plant evolution?

A) presence of genes in the earliest fungi that showed an ability to digest cellulose and lignin
B) presence of genes for chitin in the oldest flowering plants and oldest fungi
C) fossils that show hyphae wrapped around seeds
D) formation of mycorrhizae by a flowering plant that expresses a gene from a liverwort