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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which of the following is true of conifers? The sporophytes grow directly from the gametophyte The spores release from the gametophyte The gametophytes grow directly from the sporophyte The spores release from the male cones

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Mertsj

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Plz help

OpenStudy (mertsj):

Alright, well female gametophytes come from the female cones whereas the male gametophytes come from the strobili. The resulting embryo that forms from their union is a sporophyte. So which answer do you think it is? :) There's a good animation about this here: http://bcs.whfreeman.com/thelifewire/content/chp30/30020.html

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