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Question:

In which of the following gametophyte is not independent, free-living?

Funaria

Pteris

Pinus

Marchantia

Solution:

In gymnosperms and angiosperms, the gametophytes are dependent on the sporophyte. For example, in Pinus, the male and female gametophytes are reduced and dependent on the sporophyte for nutrition.