alleryThe small, free-living thalloid gametophyte of a fern is called the:
Asporophyll
Bstrobilus
Cprothallus
Dprotonema
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. prothallus
Fern spores grow into a small photosynthetic thalloid gametophyte named the prothallus.
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