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What is the name of the reproductive structure on a female gametophyte in bryophytes? Antheridium Antheronium Antherodium Archeridium Archegonium Archegonidium

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What is the name of the reproductive structure on a female gametophyte in bryophytes? Antheridium Antheronium Antherodium Archeridium Archegonium Archegonidium

What is the name of the reproductive structure on a female gametophyte in bryophytes?
Antheridium
Antheronium
Antherodium
Archeridium
Archegonium
Archegonidium

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The correct answer is **Archegonium**.<br /><br />The archegonium is a flask-shaped structure that contains the egg cell. Sperm swim down the neck of the archegonium to fertilize the egg.<br />
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