Which of the following statements accurately describes the life cycle and reproduction of mosses?

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In mosses, the dominant stage of the life cycle is the sporophyte, which consists of a foot, seta, and a leafy shoot.

Mosses reproduce only sexually, with the zygote developing into a gametophyte stage that includes protonema and leafy stages.

Mosses have a dominant gametophyte stage that includes a protonema and a leafy stage, and reproduce both vegetatively and sexually.

The sporophyte stage in mosses is less elaborate compared to liverworts, consisting only of a simple capsule without a seta or foot.

answer is C.

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the life cycle and reproduction of mosses:

Mosses have a dominant gametophyte stage that includes a protonema and a leafy stage, and reproduce both vegetatively and sexually

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