Given the life cycle of a moss, describe the sequence of events from spore release to gamete formation.

• A. Spores develop into gametophytes, then sporophytes, which produce gametes.
• B. Spores directly produce gametes.
• C. Spores develop into sporophytes, which produce gametes.
• D. Spores develop into protonema, then gametophytes, which produce gametes.

Answer: (D)