Compared with the gametophytes of the bryophytes, the gametophytes of vascular plants tend to be:

Correct answer: B. Larger but to have smaller sex organs

  • A. Smaller but to have larger sex organs
  • B. Larger but to have smaller sex organs
  • C. Larger and to have larger sex organs
  • D. Smaller and to have smaller sex organs

Explanation

(d) : In bryophytes, the dominant phase of the life cycle is the gametophytic plant body. In contrast, vascular plants have sporophytic plant bodies in most of their life cycle and reduced, smaller gametophytes that have smaller sex organs.

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