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In which of the following groups of plants do the gametophytes lack an independent free - living existence?


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Bryophytes and Angiosperms
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Gymnosperms and Angiosperms
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Bryophytes and Pteridophytes
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Pteridophytes and Angiosperms
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The correct option is B Gymnosperms and Angiosperms
In gymnosperms and angiosperms, the diploid sporophyte is the dominant, photosynthetic, independent phase of the plant. The gametophytic phase is represented by the single to few-celled haploid gametophyte. The gametophytes depend on the sporophytes and lack an independent, free-living existence.

In Bryophytes and Pteridophytes the gametophytes are independent and free-living.

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