In which one of the following, male and female gametophytes do not have free living independent existence?
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In gymnosperms like Cedrus, the male and female gametophytes are highly reduced and dependent on the sporophyte, so they do not have a free-living independent existence.
• Polytrichum and Funaria → bryophytes → gametophyte is free-living and dominant
• Pteris → pteridophyte → gametophyte (prothallus) is free-living
• Cedrus → gymnosperm → gametophyte is dependent
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