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In mosses why is the sporophyte stage dependent on the gametophyte stage?
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in mosses why is the sporophyte stage dependent on the gametophyte stage
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Is the sporophyte stage of a moss much larger than the gametophyte stage?
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.
Why is the sporophyte stage in mosses is dependent on the gametophyte stage?
The sporophyte stage depends on the gameophytestage because the gameophyte stage has a photosynthic stageand because the sporophyte stage lives shortly.
Compare and contrast the nutritional needs of the gametophyte and the sporophyte of mosses and spore-bearing vascular plants and seed-bearing vascular plants?
The gametophyte of moss is the dominant structure
In a moss the gametophyte stage depends on the sporophyte stage for nutrients.?
The sporophyte stage depends on the gameophytestage because the gameophyte stage has a photosynthic stageand because the sporophyte stage lives shortly.
What is the dominant stage of the fern life cycle what is the relationship of the fern gametophyte and sporophyte?
in the life cycle of a fern, the dominant and recognizable stage is the diploid sporophyte. the the younger sporophyte grows from the gametophyte.
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.
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.
The lifecycle of plants alternates between?
a haploid gametophyte stage and a diploid sporophyte stage..
What are the two major stages of a plant life-cycle?
The Sporophyte stage and the gametophyte stage
In what stage are cells haploid and diploid in meiosis?
gametophyte
Compare and contrast the gametophyte stage and the sporophyte stage?
Gametophyte stage occurs when cells in reproductive organs undergo meiosis and produce haploid cells. Sporophyte stage is the joining of haploid sex cells. These two stages help in the production of a new plant.
What does gametophyte dominated mean?
Plants have an alternation of generations when they are in the gametophyte stage or the sporophyte stage. Gametes, which is haploid, or spores, which are diploid. Seedless vascular plants can be dominated by a haploid gametophyte stage where they are most of the time.
