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Antherozoids are

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male sex organ in bryophytes

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male gametes in bryophytes

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asexual spores present in Rhodophyceae

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male gametophyte in mosses

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Solution

The correct option is B male gametes in bryophytes
Antherozoids are the male gametes formed in bryophytes. These are borne in the antheridia, which are the male sex organs.

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