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The sperms of liverworts, mosses and ferns swim towards the archegonia in response to a chemical released by the ovum. What kind of movement is this?

Correct answer C. Chemotactic movement

Explanation

Chemotaxis is the movement of a whole free-living cell or organism towards or away from a chemical stimulus, unlike tropisms, which are growth movements of fixed plant parts.

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