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A botanist discovers a new species of plant in a tropical rain forest. After observing its anatomy and life cycle, he notes the following characteristics: flagellated sperm, xylem with tracheids, separate gametophyte and sporophyte generations with the sporophyte dominant, and no seeds. This plant is probably most closely related to
A) mosses.
B) charophytes.
C) ferns.
D) gymnosperms.
E) flowering plants.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 24, 2013
Try C, I remember this on my test last week. I'm sure I got it right ;)


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Reply #2 on: Jul 31, 2013
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