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Protonema is...

Protonema is

A

haploid and is found in mosses

B

diploid and is found in liverworts

C

diploid and is found in pteridophytes

D

haploid and is found in pteridophytes

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A
The germination of halpoid spores of mosses produced by sporophyte after reduction division these halpoid spores when germinate, from the Protonema. The structure later develops into an independent gametophytic plant.
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