Biology 12th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0078024269
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-426-9

Chapter 23 - Plant Evolution and Diversity - Assess - Page 433: 3

Answer

c. consists of a foot, a stalk, and a capsule.

Work Step by Step

The dependent sporophyte consists of a foot, which is enclosed in female gametophyte tissue, a stalk and an upper capsule which contains sporangium. Therefore, in the moss life cycle, the sporophyte b. consists of a foot, a stalk, and a capsule.
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