Plants with an unequally branching independent sporophyte receive a number of benefits from this structure.Which of the following is not one of these benefits?
A) The ability to better compete for light
B) The development of a complex root system
C) The structure on which to evolve megaphylls, which increase photosynthetic ability
D) The ability of the sporophyte to live in a different environment from that of the gametophyte
E) The capacity to support a much larger gametophyte
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