The green, multicellular, asexual buds are

foliose

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protonema

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rhizoids

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gemmae cups

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Solution

The correct option is D gemmae cups
Gemmae cups are green, asexual, multicellular, haploid buds in liverworts like Marchantia. They germinate to form new organisms.
Protonema is the juvenile gametophyte formed from the spores in mosses. These buds develop into leaves or foliose.
Rhizoids are root-like structures which provide anchorage in bryophytes.

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(i) They are specialised structures by which asexual reproduction take place in liverworts.

(iii) They develop in small receptacles called gemma cups.

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