You observe a 1-inch-tall plant in the woods. This plant is part of a mass of similar small plants covering an area of several square feet. It is very flexible and does not easily stand upright by itself. Upon examining the tiny, flat, leaflike structures of this plant, you see no veins. There is no evidence of seeds, but at the end of a little stalk on the tip of the plant, there is some sort of spore-bearing structure. This plant is probably a(n)

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The description matches characteristics of bryophytes, which are small, non-vascular plants that reproduce via spores instead of seeds and do not have veins in their leaflike structures.

You Observe a 1-Inch-Tall Plant in the Woods