The Evolution Deceit The Origin of Plants Life on earth is
divided into five (or sometimes six) kingdoms by scientists. We
have so far concentrated mainly on the greatest kingdom, that of
animals. In the preceding chapters, we considered the origin of
life itself, studying proteins, genetic information, cell
structure and bacteria, issues that are related with two other
kingdoms, Prokaryotae and Protista. But at this point there is
another important matter we need to concentrate on—the origin of
the plant kingdom (Plantae). We find the same picture in the
origin of plants as we met when examining the origin of animals.
Plants possess exceedingly complex structures, and it is not
possible for these to come about by chance effects and for them
to evolve into one another. The fossil record shows that the
different classes of plants emerged all of a sudden in the
world, each with its own particular characteristics, and with no
period of evolution behind it. The Origin of the Plant Cell
Plants form the fundamental