Which of the following describes the pine life cycle?

a. Gametophytes are free living and photosynthetic, but are replaced by a dominant sporophyte generation.
b. Sporophytes originate within and are dependent upon gametophytes.
c. Gametophytes originate within and are dependent upon sporophytes.
d. Both gametophytes and sporophytes are totally independent from each other and are equally dominant.


Ans: c. Gametophytes originate within and are dependent upon sporophytes.

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