Which of the following characteristics of plants is absent in their closest relatives, the charophyte algae? Which of the following characteristics of plants is absent in their closest relatives, the charophyte algae? cellulose in cell walls formation of a cell plate during cytokinesis sexual reproduction chlorophyll b alternation of multicellular generations

alternation of multicellular generations

Explanation:

Charophytes are orders of alga that share some similarities to land plants than any other alga group. They have some specific characteristics that make land adaption plausible for them just like terrestrial plants.

However, charophytes have no supportive tissues like land plants and do not exhibit alternation of generation that is one of the characteristics of land plants.