Which of the following statements is NOT true about the life cycle of flowering plants?

A. The female gametophyte is the seed.
B. The female gametophyte is retained within the body of the sporophyte parent generation.
C. The sporophyte produces heterospores.
D. The sporophyte is diploid.
E. The male gametophyte is the pollen grain.


Answer: A

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