Assertion: fern's sporophyte | /r/CapableOf | become dependent
Facets:
value: almost entirely
type: DEGREE
value: on it
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Two trends are apparent: bryophytes (liverworts, mosses and hornworts) have developed the gametophyte as the dominant phase of the life cycle, with the sporophyte becoming almost entirely dependent on it; vascular plants have developed the sporophyte as the dominant phase, with the gametophytes being particularly reduced in the seed plants.