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a botanist discovers a new species of plant in a tropical rain forest. after observing its anatomy and life cycle, she notes the following characteristics: flagellated sperm, internal structures with tracheids, separate gametophyte and sporophyte generations with the sporophyte dominant, and no seeds. this plant is probably most closely related to .

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Ferns

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A fern is a member of a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. The polypodiophytes include all living pteridophytes except the lycopods, and differ from mosses and other bryophytes by being vascular

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