BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
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Author: STARR
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Chapter 21, Problem 8SA
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Ferns and horsetails are seedless vascular plants. These have short-lived and tiny gametophyte. The spores are developed inside the gametophyte and released directly into the environment. The spore of the fern develops inside the sour by meiosis.
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BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
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