BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
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Chapter 21, Problem 2SA
Which of the following statements is false?
| a. Ferns produce seeds inside sori. |
| b. Conifers do not produce fruits. |
| c. Both gymnosperms and |
| d. Only angiosperms produce flowers |
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BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
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