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Which of the following is not a bryophyte? Answers moss liverwort hornwort fern they are all bryophytes Please explain which one is correct.

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Chapter14: Plants And Fungi

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Which of the following is not a bryophyte? Answers moss liverwort hornwort fern they are all bryophytes Please explain which one is correct.

Definition Definition Group of plant species that utilize spores, instead of flowers or seeds, for sexual reproduction. Bryophytes reproduce asexually through fragmentation or by the production of gemmae. Non-vascular seedless plants, which include mosses, liverworts, and hornworts, are classified as bryophytes.

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