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Which of the following statements about gymnosperms is incorrect?

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Gymnosperms produce microsporophylls and megasporophylls in cones. The male gametophyte in gymnosperms is reduced to a pollen grain. Gymnosperms have independent, free-living gametophytes. Correct Some gymnosperms, like Cycas, have coralloid roots with Nâ-fixing cyanobacteria.

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Unlike bryophytes and pteridophytes, gymnosperm gametophytes are not free-living; they remain within the sporangia.

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