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A biology student hiking in a forest happens upon an erect, 15-centimeter-tall plant that bears microphylls and a strobilus at its tallest point. When disturbed, the cone emits a dense cloud of brownish dust. A pocket magnifying glass reveals the dust to be composed of tiny spheres with a high oil content.
This student has probably found a ________.

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The presence of microphylls and a strobilus indicates that the plant is a lycophyte, and the fact that it emits a cloud of spores when disturbed suggests that it is a sporophyte. Therefore, the correct answer is D) lycophyte sporophyte.

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