Read the following statements about Funaria and select the options which are correct. a) Gametophyte is the dominant plant body. b) The sporophyte is differentiated into foot, seta and capsule. c) The gemmae are asexual, green, multicellular buds found on the thallus. d) The sporophyte has independent existence.

Step-by-step solution

Funaria belongs to the class Bryopsida (mosses) of bryophytes. Statement a is correct because in all bryophytes, including Funaria, the main plant body is the gametophyte, which is haploid and dominant. Statement b is correct because the sporophyte of Funaria is well-differentiated into a foot, seta, and capsule. Statement c is incorrect because gemmae are asexual reproductive structures found in liverworts (like Marchantia), not in mosses like Funaria. Statement d is incorrect because the sporophyte in bryophytes