The Adaptations That Are Most Responsible for Gymnosperms and Angiosperms

question 53

Multiple Choice

The adaptations that are most responsible for gymnosperms and angiosperms being able to live and reproduce in much drier habitats than bryophytes and plants such as club mosses are the production of

• A) seeds, spores, and fronds.
• B) All of the answer choices are correct.
• C) spores and gemmae.
• D) vascular tissue, spores, fronds, and gemmae.
• E) pollen grains and seeds.

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