Read the following statements regarding the reproductive structures of various plants: (A) In Sphagnum, ovules are not enclosed by an ovary wall and remain exposed. (B) Salvinia produces naked seeds as its ovules lack an ovary wall. (C) In Ginkgo, ovules are not enclosed by any ovary wall both before and after fertilization. (D) In Mustard, ovules are enclosed within an ovary wall. How many of the above statements ar

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Statement (A) is incorrect because Sphagnum is a bryophyte and does not produce ovules or seeds. Statement (B) is incorrect because Salvinia is a pteridophyte; although it is heterosporous, it does not produce true ovules or seeds. Statement (C) is correct because Ginkgo is a gymnosperm, characterized by ovules that are not enclosed by any ovary wall and remain exposed both before and after fertilization. Statement (D) is correct because Mustard is an angiosperm, in which ovules are enclosed within an ovary wall. T