Multiple choice general knowledge

Which of the following plants is referred to as a living fossil?

  1. Ephedra

  2. Cycas

  3. Gingko

  4. Adiantum
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Explanation

Gingko biloba is famously called a "living fossil" because it has remained virtually unchanged for over 270 million years and is the sole surviving member of its plant group. While Cycas (from the Cycad group) is sometimes also referred to as a living fossil, Gingko is more prominently associated with this term in botanical literature. Ephedra and Adiantum are not typically called living fossils.

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