The nonvascular plant clades (including moss) require liquid water for fertilization during sexual reproduction because
A) they have no vascular system for transporting water to the developing sporophyte.
B) eggs are fertilized by a flagellated sperm that swims to the egg.
C) the neck of the archegonium has to degrade to allow the sperm to enter.
D) spores must swim to the egg for fertilization.
E) embryos develop in a water-filled sac.
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