Scelta multipla
Which of the following statements about plant divisions is false?
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Which of the following land plants have a sporophyte that is nutritionally dependent on the gametophyte?
A
Flowering plants
B
Mosses
C
Conifers
D
Ferns
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Understand the life cycle of land plants, which includes alternation of generations between the sporophyte and gametophyte stages.
Recognize that in mosses, the gametophyte is the dominant stage, meaning it is larger and longer-lived compared to the sporophyte.
Identify that in mosses, the sporophyte is attached to and dependent on the gametophyte for nutrition, as it cannot photosynthesize effectively on its own.
Contrast this with flowering plants, conifers, and ferns, where the sporophyte is the dominant stage and is independent of the gametophyte for nutrition.
Conclude that mosses are the land plants where the sporophyte is nutritionally dependent on the gametophyte.
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