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Mention if the following is true/false about the life cycle of ferns and rewrite the false statement correctly.
a. the zygote grows into a new gametophyte
b. when spores germinate,they growninto gametophytes.

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a Its false

A spore grows into a haploid gametophyte by mitosis
or you can even change it to
A zygote grows into a new sporophyte.

b true.

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