alleryCompared to liverworts, the sporophyte of mosses is
ALess elaborate with no foot or seta
BMore elaborate with foot, seta and capsule
CIdentical with no real structural difference
DAbsent and replaced by gametophyte tissue
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. More elaborate with foot, seta and capsule
Both moss and liverwort sporophytes have foot, seta and capsule, but the moss sporophyte is more elaborate and has a more elaborate mechanism of spore dispersal.
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