What effect does having a basal region of cell division have on sporophyte function in hornworts?
A) It limits cell division to the base in sporophytes, so they do not get as tall as those of moss and liverworts.
B) It allows spores to be continually made and released as long as the sporophytes live.
C) It provides places for symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria to live.
D) It keeps making green tissue to support growth of the gametophytes.
E) It helps raise the spores so they can be more easily dispersed by symbiotic fungi.
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