Chloroplast number and the presence of pyrenoids in each chloroplast indicate that ________ are only distantly related to the other bryophyte groups.
A) leafy liverworts
B) hornworts
C) peat mosses
D) thalloid liverworts
E) bog mosses

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Hornworts are distinguished from other bryophytes by their unique chloroplast structure, often having a single large chloroplast per cell with a pyrenoid, indicating a distant relationship to other bryophyte groups.

Chloroplast Number and the Presence of Pyrenoids in Each Chloroplast