In which of the following the male and female gametophytes do not have an independent free-living existance?

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Both gymnosperms and Angiosperms

Bryophytes

Bryophytes and pteridophytes

Algal and fungal members

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The male gametophyte develops inside the pollen grain, the female gametophyte develops inside the ovule. In gymnosperms and Angiosperms, the gametophytic phases are reduced to a few cells and are dependent on the sporophytic phase for their nutrition.

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