Youʹve stumbled upon a thick mat of moss in the woods. Upon closer inspection, you observe sporophytes emerging from the gametophytes. From your previous biology course, you know that the sporophyte is attached to a(n)

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In mosses, the sporophyte (which is the generation that produces spores) grows out of the gametophyte (the generation that produces gametes) from the archegonium, which is the female reproductive organ in non-vascular plants like mosses.

Youʹve Stumbled Upon a Thick Mat of Moss in the Woods