Egg being a gamete develops inside gametophyte
In most plants, the sporophyte generation is dominant. In fern, for example, the fern itself is the sporophyte. This organism produces spores that fall to the substrate below and grow into a separate organism called a gametophyte. The gametophyte produces sperm and eggs in order to produce a new sporophyte which grows out of the gametophyte's body, destroying it. It is important to note that the gametophyte is haploid and the sporophyte is dploid.
Gametophyte-haploid Sporophyte-diploid
In most plants, the sporophyte generation is dominant. In fern, for example, the fern itself is the sporophyte. This organism produces spores that fall to the substrate below and grow into a separate organism called a gametophyte. The gametophyte produces sperm and eggs in order to produce a new sporophyte which grows out of the gametophyte's body, destroying it. It is important to note that the gametophyte is haploid and the sporophyte is dploid.
On the gametophyte, cells in the archegonium and antheridium form the eggs and sperm. The sperm swim to the egg and fertilize it, forming the zygote. The embryo develops into the sporophyte, still attached to the gametophyte.
The life cycle of nonvascular plants includes an alternation of generations between a gametophyte and a sporophyte. The gametophyte generation produces gametes (eggs and sperm) through mitosis, which then fuse to form a zygote that develops into the sporophyte generation through mitosis. The sporophyte produces spores through meiosis that develop into new gametophytes.
in mosses why is the sporophyte stage dependent on the gametophyte stage
Spores belong to the sporophyte generation in the plant life cycle. They are reproductive structures that develop from sporangia on the sporophyte and give rise to the gametophyte generation through germination.
In moss, where the sporophyte grows directly out of the top of the gametophyte.
In reference to the sporophyte and gametophyte, are the stages of the plant's life cycle thus being the same.
In seedless vascular plants, such as ferns, both the sporophyte and gametophyte stages are free-living. The sporophyte is the dominant stage, while the gametophyte is usually a small, independent structure that produces gametes.
In ferns, the gametophyte and sporophyte represent two distinct stages in their life cycle, which is characterized by alternation of generations. The gametophyte is typically a small, heart-shaped structure that produces gametes (sperm and eggs) through mitosis. Upon fertilization, the zygote develops into the sporophyte, which is the dominant and more complex stage, producing spores through meiosis. The sporophyte is often the larger, leafy plant that we commonly recognize as a fern, while the gametophyte is usually less conspicuous and short-lived.
Ferns have a dominant sporophyte and a reduced gametophyte. As for moss, it depends on the type. If referring to mosses under the phylum Bryophyta (these are the nonvascular mosses) they have a dominant gametophyte. If referring to mosses under seedless vascular category, such as club mosses in the phylum Lycophyta, these plants have a dominant sporophyte and a reduced gametophyte.