The gametophyte of Pteridophytes is inconspicuous in comparison to the mosses. They are also commonly monecious (single

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The gametophyte of Pteridophytes is inconspicuous in comparison to the mosses. They are also commonly monecious (single

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The gametophyte of Pteridophytes is inconspicuous in comparisonto the mosses. They are also commonly monecious (single"house", or having a single thallus for male and female gameteproduction). The photo below shows a whole mount (w.m.) of a ferngametophyte at 40x.
Make a sketch of the specimen and label the followingstructures: archegonium, antheridium, maturegametophyte (prothallus), rhizoids
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