Which of the following have a reduced sporophyte generation? A. ferns B. horsetails C. lycophytes D. monilophytes E. true mosses
Answer – E. True mosses
Explanation – Reduced sporophyte means the sporophyte representing the diploid phase of alternation of generations in plants has been reduced means it has no roots or leaves and it only represented by stalk and capsular sporangium. This is basically a characteristics of plants belonging to bryophyte phylum or division.
Since, true mosses are the actually ones out of the given options which represent bryophyte phylum while the rest of the options, ferns, horsetails, lycophytes and monilophytes represents the pteridophyte phylum or division.
Therefore, the correct option is true mosses.
Hence, the correct option is E. True mosses.
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