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

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

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In bryophytes, the dominant phase of life cycle is gametophytic plant body. In contrast, vascular plants have sporophytic plant body in most of their life cycle and reduced, smaller gametophyte which have smaller sex organs.

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

smaller but to have larger sex organs

larger but to have smaller sex organs

larger and to have larger sex organs

smaller and to have smaller sex organs.

In bryophytes, the dominant phase of life cycle is gametophytic plant body. In contrast, vascular plants have sporophytic plant body in most of their life cycle and reduced, smaller gametophyte which have smaller sex organs.