The creeping green, branched and mostly filamentous stage found in mosses is known as
A
frond stage
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B
leafy stage
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C
axoneme
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D
protonema
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Solution
The correct option is D protonema Protonema is a thread-like chain of cells that forms the earliest stage (the haploid phase) of the life cycle of mosses.
Frond is the leaf or leaflike part of a palm, fern, or similar plant.
The leafy stage of a bryophyte or the secondary protonema is the gametophyte which develops from the lateral bud. This stage has a stem like central axis and leaf like appendages.
The axoneme is the skeleton or the innermost structure of a cilia or flagellum.