Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
In which one of the following plants sporophyte is completely dependent on gametophyte?

Riccia

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Funaria

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Angiosperms

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Gymnosperms

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Solution

The correct option is A Riccia
Plant body of bryophyte is differentiated than that of algae and it is thallus like and prostate and effect. The main plant body is haploid and is known as gametophyte. There is a multicellular body which is known as sporophyte which is not free living and is attached to the gametophyte and derives nourishment from it.
So, the correct answer is Riccia which is a bryophyte.

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