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Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow.

      

Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow.
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(a) State the division the organism belongs.
(b) Name the part labelled K.
(c) What is the function of the part labelled M?

  

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sharon
(a) Bryophyta;
(b) K – capsule;
(c) Anchorage; Absorb water and mineral salts;
sharon kalunda answered the question on September 16, 2019 at 08:28


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