Q. The gametophyte is not an independent, free living generation in
A) $Adiantum$
B) $Marchantia$
C) $Pinus$
D) $Polytrichum$
Explanation
Unlike bryophytes and pteridophytes, in gymnosperms $(e.g.,\ Pinus,\ Cycas,\ etc.),\$the male and female gametophytes do not have an independent free-living existence. They remain within the sporangia retained on the sporophytes.
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