The options aren’t there but here’s a few facts.
Genotypes are the alleles present in order to form a phenotype. A phenotype is the traits present based on the genotype or genetic code. For example, if you have two dominant alleles (which is a genotype)... let’s say C (as in the dominant allele stands for curly hair) Then if the genotype was CC or Cc the phenotype would be curly hair. If the genotype was cc than the phenotype would be straight hair.
The correct answer should be A. spores
Ferns don't have seeds and they reproduce using spores. Cones have seeds in them and seeds fall out. Pollen enters a flower and then the flower becomes a fruit. This is sexual reproduction of plants. Since ferns don't have this, they have to reproduce with spores.
For the answer to the question above, p<span>unctuated equilibrium (also called punctuated equilibria) is a theory in evolutionary biology which proposes that most species will exhibit little net evolutionary change for most of their geological history, remaining in an extended state called stasis. When significant evolutionary change occurs, the theory proposes that it is generally restricted to rare and rapid (on a geologic time scale) events of branching speciation called cladogenesis. Cladogenesis is the process by which a species splits into two distinct species, rather than one species gradually transforming into another.</span>
