Question

Key features of seed plants facilitating life on land include three of the following four traits. Select the exception.

(A) homospory
(B) pollen
(C) reduced gametophytes
(D) seeds

Answer 1

(A) homospory

Step-by-step explanation:

Homospory is a type of reproduction found in pteridophytes. This character does not appear in gymnosperm or angiosperm hence it could not favor life on land.

Answer 2

The exception from the four traits is : ( A ) Homospory

Key features of seed plants

The seed plants survive on land when planted due to certain key features that seed plants possesses and some of these key features are

• Pollen
• Reduced gametophytes and
• Seeds

While Homospory is not a key feature of seed plants it is form of reproduction that is found in pteridophytes. therefore it cannot favor the growth of plants on land.

Hence we can conclude that The exception from the four traits is : ( A ) Homospory