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Protonema isa...

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Protonema is

(a) haploid and is found in mosses (b) diploid and is found in liverworts

(c) diploid and is found in pteridophytes (d) haploid and is found in pteridophytes

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(d) The germination of haploid spores of mosses produced by sporophyte after reduction division these haploid spores when germinate, form the Protonema. This structure later develops into an independent gametophytic plant.

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