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Selaginella and Salvinia are considered ...

Selaginella and Salvinia are considered to represent a significant step toward evolution of seed habit because

A

Female gametophyte is free and gets dispersed like seeds

B

Female gametophytes lack archegonia

C

Megaspores possess endosperm and embryo surrounded by seed coat

D

Embryo develops in female gametophyte which is retained on parent sporophyte

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D
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