While walking through a wooded area, you see a large fern that has fronds taller than you! You look up and on the backs of the fronds, you see small brown circles. You congratulate the fern on the beautiful children it has produced. What is the name of the fern offspring that you saw?

a. sperm
b. gametophyte
c. sporangia
d. seeds


c. sporangia

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