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The creeping green, branched and mostly filamentous stage found in mosses is known as

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frond stage
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leafy stage
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axoneme
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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.

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