During the lifecycle of the plant we can encounter both haploid and diploid forms.
The fossil is likely to be a mold fossil as the organism's environment likely consisted of soft, moist terrain.
Answer:
Wind.
Explanation:
Gymnosperms are also known as naked plants as their ovules are in the unfertilized state and their seeds do not bear fruits. Gymnosperms are known as seed plants.
Gymnosperms pollen grains are transferred from the pollen cone to the ovule. Their pollen are generally transferred by winds as they are lighter and resistant to water. Sometimes, insects are also responsible for the transfer of pollen grains.
Thus, the correct answer is option (b).
It requires water to do so. And for the uptake of water from it's surroundings, a cell must keep it's internal fluid or the cell sap at a higher solute concentration or lower water potential. This results in "endosmosis". Once water enters the cell, the protoplast swells and the cell membrane exerts a pushing force on the cell wall which is called the turgor pressure.
So basically, it has to regulate the flow of solute particles or ions across its cell membrane and keep its cell sap at a higher solute concentration or lower water potential, compared to its surrounding medium
