In ferns the spores develop on a. the tip of the gametophyte. b. the underside of the gametophyte. c. the roots of the gametophyte. d. the underside of the sporophyte.

The correct answer is option D-the underside of the sporophyte.

Explanation:

Ferns are pteridophytes which evolved earlier than the flowering plants. They do not produce seeds and reproduce through spores.

These spores are usually present on the underside of fern leaf also called "fronds" in sporophytic structures called sori. When these spores are ripened they are released from the capsule which germinates to produce prothallus, a gametophyte from which gametes are produced.

Thus, option D-the underside of the sporophyte is the correct option.

hey, i believe your answer would be d. sugar ribose and the base uracil. i believe this is the answer, because rna consists of sugar ribose, adenine, guanine, cytosine, and uracil.

your first option is incorrect, because that's dna. where it consists of sugar deoxyribose, adenine, guanine, cytosine and thymine.

your second option is also incorrect, this is because sugar deoxyribose is in dna, and uracil is in rna. these two do not make sense together.

your third option being incorrect, because sugar ribose is in rna, but not the base of thymine. rna consists of uracil, not thymine.

lastly your fourth option being correct! this answer is correct, because both sugar ribose, and the base uracil are in rna! ~

answer is d. sugar ribose and the base uracil.

helicase, i think thats it