Question

beans, peaches, and tomatoes are all in the same group of plants. what do these plants have in common?
their seeds do not have cotyledons.
they do not have vascular tissue.
their seeds are not protected by fruit.
they bear flowers and seeds.

Explanation:

1. Analyze each option:

• Option 1: Beans, peaches, and tomatoes are angiosperms. Angiosperms bear flowers, and their seeds develop within fruits (which are mature ovaries). But the option says "their seeds do not have cotyledons"—angiosperms have seeds with cotyledons (monocots or dicots), so this is incorrect.
• Option 2: Angiosperms (beans, peaches, tomatoes) have vascular tissue (xylem, phloem) for transport. So "they do not have vascular tissue" is wrong.
• Option 3: Angiosperms’ seeds are protected by fruit (the mature ovary). So "their seeds are not protected by fruit" is incorrect.
• Option 4: Beans (dicot), peaches (dicot), and tomatoes (dicot) are all angiosperms (flowering plants) that produce flowers and seeds. This matches their common trait.

Answer:

They bear flowers and seeds. (The fourth option: "They bear flowers and seeds.")