Which of the following is true? O In Lycophytes, natural selection likely drove

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Which of the following is true? O In Lycophytes, natural selection likely drove the sporophyte to become bigger (compared to Bryophytes) via selection pressure to avoid damage from UV radiation. In Lycophytes, natural selection likely drove the sporophyte to become bigger (compared to Bryophytes) via selection for coping with little water. In Lycophytes, natural selection likely drove the sporophyte to become bigger(compared to Bryophytes) via selection for plants that produced the most spores. O In Lycophytes, natural selection likely drove the sporophyte to become bigger (compared to Bryophytes) via selection to produce desiccation-resistant spores. In Lycophytes, natural selection likely drove the sporophyte to become bigger(compared to Bryophytes) via selection to avoid plant pathogens

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Answer: C) In lycophytes, natural selection likely drove the sporophyte to become bigger (compared to bryophyte) via selection for plants that produced most spores.

A larger sporophyte was able to withhold larger number of meiocytes that would be able to maximise growth from production of a single structure reducing the energy cost, rather than producing multiple sporophytes, adding to the energy costs.

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