A sterile jacket around gametangia is found among _______________.

bryophytes

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lichens

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algae

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Solution

The correct option is B bryophytes
The sex organs in bryophytes {Riccia, Funaria), are multicellular and jacketed. The jacket of the sterile cell around the sperm and egg is an adaptation to a life on land. The male reproductive organs are antheridia and female reproductive organs are archegonia.
So the correct option is A.

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