Many fern gametophytes are hermaphrodytes, meaning they can produce both sperm and egg. Why is this necessary for a fern, but not for an angiosperm?

a. If a seed colonized a new habitat alone, it could still reproduce
b. The gametophyte could produce multiple types of spores
c. The gametophyte could produce multiple types of seeds
d. If a spore colonized a new habitat alone, it could still reproduce
e. Angiosperm gametes are already diploid


Ans: d. If a spore colonized a new habitat alone, it could still reproduce

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