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Which one of the following is a correct statement?
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- Pteridophyte gametophyte has a protonemal and leafy stage
- In gymnosperms female gametophyte is free-living
- Antheridiophores and archegoniophores are present in pteridophytes.
- Origin of seed habit can be traced in pteridophytes
Correct Option: D
(1) Gametophyte of bryophytes bears protonemal & leafy stage.
(2) In gymnosperm female gametophyte is not free living.
(3) They are present in Marchantia which is a bryophyte.
(4) Origin of seed habit started in pteridophyte Selaginaella.