You find and undescribed plant. You observe that the plant has a sporophyte that grows from a larger, longer lived gametophyte. The plant produces spores as its primary mode of dispersal. You conclude that the plant is a _______. A. seedless vascular plant B. nonvascular plant C. gymnosperm D. fern

You find and undescribed plant. You observe that the plant has a sporophyte that grows from a larger, longer lived gametophyte. The plant produces spores as its primary mode of dispersal. You conclude that the plant is a _______. A. seedless vascular plant B. nonvascular plant C. gymnosperm D. fern

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Chapter27: Seedless Plants

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