A plant shows sporophyte as a main generation. Its gametophyte shows rhizoids and is haploid. It needs water to complete its life cycle because the male gametes are motile. Identify the group to which it belongs to :-
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Dominant Sporophyte: Unlike bryophytes where the gametophyte is the main stage, pteridophytes are the first group of terrestrial plants to have a sporophyte (2n) as the main, independent generation.Haploid Gametophyte with Rhizoids: The spores of pteridophytes germinate into a small, inconspicuous, but independent haploid (n) gametophyte called a prothallus, which is attached to the soil by rhizoids.Water for Fertilization: They require water for the transfer of motile male gametes (antherozoids) to the archegonia to complete their life cycle.
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