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a paleontologist finds a plant fossil that shows that the plant had seeds.
what can the paleontologist conclude?
a. it was a gymnosperm.
b. it was a land plant.
c. it was an angiosperm.
d. it was a fungus.

Explanation:

• Option A: Gymnosperms are seed - bearing plants, but just because a plant has seeds doesn't necessarily mean it's a gymnosperm. There are other seed - bearing plants like angiosperms.
• Option B: All seed - bearing plants (gymnosperms and angiosperms) are land plants. Since the fossil shows the plant had seeds, it must be a land plant.
• Option C: Angiosperms are seed - bearing plants, but similar to option A, having seeds doesn't prove it's an angiosperm.
• Option D: Fungi are not plants and do not have seeds.

Answer:

B. It was a land plant.