CAMPBEL BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS & CONNECTIONS
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ISBN: 9780136538820
Author: Taylor
Publisher: INTER PEAR
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Chapter 17, Problem 4TYK
Which of the following structures produce eggs and sperm? (Explain your answer.)
a. fern sporophytes
b. moss gametophytes
c. the anthers of a flower
d. moss sporangia
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