Which of the following characteristics of bryophytes likely contribute to their small size relative to vascular plants growing in the same environment?
A) The male gametes of these land plants disperse in environmental water.
B) The leaves of bryophytes are only a few cell layers thick.
C) The longer-lived, ecologically dominant generation is the gametophyte.
D) The ecologically dominant generation is haploid.
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