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How does the sporophyte generation of a plant differ from a gametophyte generation?
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.
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Do the spores belong to the gametophyte or the sporophyte generation?
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.
How does the gametophyte generation of a plant differ from the sporophyte generation?
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.
Is the gametophyte generation haploid or diploid?
yes, the gametophyte generation of a moss is haploid. While the sporophyte generation of a moss is diploid.
What is a primary sporophyte?
spore producing plant generation. The dominant generation in pteridophytes and higher plants and alternates with the gametophyte generation.
Are the cells of fern that you see haploid or diploid?
The cells of a fern plant that you see are diploid. Ferns have a lifecycle which alternates between a diploid sporophyte generation and a haploid gametophyte generation. The visible fern plant is the diploid sporophyte generation.
What generation in the plant life cycle produces gametes?
The gametes are produced by the gametophyte generation in the plant life cycle. This generation is haploid and is responsible for producing the male and female reproductive cells for sexual reproduction to occur.
What plant does not have free living gametophyte generation?
The plant that does not have a free-living gametophyte generation is the angiosperm (flowering plant). In angiosperms, the male and female gametophytes are enclosed within the protective tissues of the sporophyte. This is in contrast to gymnosperms, where the gametophytes are free-living.
What are the two stage of the plant life cycle?
sporophyte and gametophye. since plants have alternation of generation, both are multicellular (haploid and diploid)
What are the two stages of plant life?
Plants have what is called an alternation of generations in their life cycle. The two stages are called the sporophyte generation and the gametophyte generation. The sporophyte generation is diploid (has pairs of chromosomes). It produces spores by meiosis (reduction division), so the spores are haploid (contain only one chromosome from each pair). The spores divide by mitosis to produce a multicellular, haploid gametophyte generation. The gametophyte produces gametes (by mitosis) which fuse during fertilization to form a diploid zygote. This then develops into the sporophyte, completing the life cycle. The plants which we call mosses and ferns are the gametophyte generations. However conifers and flowering plants are the sporophyte generation of their life cycle. This is much easier to understand if you see a diagram.
How are the fern sporophyte and gametophyte stage the same?
In reference to the sporophyte and gametophyte, are the stages of the plant's life cycle thus being the same.
What are sporophyte and gametophyte?
Two different forms a plant can have.
What are two major stages of a plant life cycle?
The Sporophyte stage and the gametophyte stage
