Which of the following characteristics is common to bryophytes and to seedless vascular plants?
A) xylem conduction cells
B) sporophyte predominant
C) gametophyte predominant
D) water required for fertilization
E) true roots

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Both bryophytes and seedless vascular plants require water for fertilization to occur. Bryophytes have swimming sperm that require water to swim to the egg cell, while seedless vascular plants use water to disperse their spores and for fertilization to occur between the sperm and egg cells. The other choices are not common to both groups. Xylem conduction cells and true roots are unique to seedless vascular plants, while sporophyte predominance is a characteristic of seedless vascular plants but not bryophytes. Gametophyte predominance is a characteristic of bryophytes but not seedless vascular plants.

Which of the Following Characteristics Is Common to Bryophytes and to Seedless