Fill out the following table using examples were appropriate

Fill out the following table, using examples were appropriate.

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Characteristic	Liverworts	Mosses	Horsetails	Ferns
Body form	Flattened thallus	Upright	Upright	Above ground, flat/upright
Presence of Roots, Stems and leaves	Yes, stems and leaves not clearly differentiated	Yes, all	Yes, Leaves reduced, usually non-photosynthetic	Yes, all
Method of asexual reproduction	Gemmae and tips of forked thalli give rise to progeny	Gemmae	vegetative, via rhizomes	sporophyte, diploid
Method of sexual reproduction	Male organs: Antheridia Female organs: Archegonia, Production of male and female gametes; male sperms swim towards female eggs for fertilization	Male organs: Antheridia Female organs: Archegonia, Production of male and female gametes; male sperms swim towards female eggs for fertilization, formation of sporophyte after fertilization	spores germinate to form male and female prothalli	free-living gametophyte, haploid. Union of gametes to produce offspring