Question

A botanist discovers a new species of plant in a tropical rain forest. Investigation of its anatomy and life cycle shows the following characteristics : xylem, sporophylls with sori like structure, separate gametophyte and sporophyte generations with the sporophyte dominant, and no seeds. This plant is probably most closely related to ________. ferns gymnosperms mosses flowering plants

Answer 1

ferns

Step-by-step explanation:

• Such types of vascular plants that do not produce seed as well as flowers are called pteridophytes such as Ferns, lycophytes, and some other.
• Generally these plants reproduce by spores formation. They have certain characteristics such as have separate sporophyte and gametophyte generation.
• In the case of the Fern, the dominant phase is the sporophytic phase. Ferns have complex leaves that are known as megaphyllus.
• Mostly they are present in the tropical rain forest due to certain specific characteristics.