The sporophyte of a vascular plant is ; the sporophyte of a nonvascular plant is

a. dependent; independent
b. dependent; dependent
c. haploid; diploid
d. independent; independent
e. independent; dependent

E) independent; dependent

Explanation:

The sporophyte phase or stage is the stage during which the plant produces spores marked with green leaves and stems while the gametophyte stage is the phase during which plant produces gametes.

The life cycle of the plant shows alternation of a generation that is gametophyte alternate sporophyte.

In vascular plants, the sporophyte structures remain independent of the gametophyte while in non-vascular plants the sporophyte structures remain dependent on the gametophyte as the gametophyte stage dominates.

Thus, Option-E is the correct answer.

the answer is b. glad to .

above statement is not a true statement about the open ocean because the open ocean has low levels of nutrients. most of the photosynthetic activity on earth occurs in the open ocean within the photic zone. organisms in the deep ocean are exposed to frigid temperatures and total darkness but it does not begin at the low-tide mark.