Question

question: which groups of plants are seed - bearing? answer options: select one of four gymnosperms and angiosperms vascular and nonvascular mosses and ferns gametophytes and sporophytes

Explanation:

To determine which plants are seed - bearing, we analyze each option:

1. Gymnosperms (e.g., pine trees) and angiosperms (flowering plants) both reproduce using seeds. Gymnosperms have naked seeds, and angiosperms have seeds enclosed in a fruit.
2. Vascular and non - vascular is a classification based on the presence or absence of vascular tissue (xylem and phloem). Non - vascular plants like mosses do not bear seeds.
3. Mosses are non - vascular, non - seed - bearing plants (they reproduce via spores), and ferns are vascular but also reproduce via spores, not seeds.
4. Gametophytes and sporophytes are different generations in the alternation of generations life cycle (seen in plants like mosses and ferns). They are not groups of seed - bearing plants.

Answer:

A. Gymnosperms and angiosperms