What major reproductive adaptations facilitated the evolution of the seed?

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QUESTION: What major reproductive adaptations facilitated the evolution of the seed?

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QUESTION: What major reproductive adaptations facilitated the evolution of the seed?

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Four major adaptations facilitated the evolution of the seed:

1. the trend toward reduced gametophytes;

2. the emergence of sexually different spores ("male" microspores and "female" megaspores);

3. protection of female spores and gametophytes within the body of the sporophyte;

4. the evolution of the ovule, the developmental precursor of the seed.

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