cross pollination
Ferns reproduce through spores, which are produced in sporangia located on the underside of fronds. Mosses reproduce through spores as well, but they also have a gametophyte stage where male and female gametes are produced in separate structures called antheridia and archegonia. Ferns do not have a distinct gametophyte stage like mosses do.
in mosses why is the sporophyte stage dependent on the gametophyte stage
Mosses and ferns reproduce sexually during their gametophyte stage, which is when they produce eggs and sperm. This typically occurs when conditions are favorable, such as when there is enough moisture for sperm to swim to the eggs for fertilization.
The stage in which microorganisms grow and reproduce is called the log or exponential phase. During this stage, microorganisms rapidly multiply and increase in number.
The process of reproduction for mosses and liverworts is called alternation of generations. This involves the alternation between a haploid gametophyte stage, which produces gametes, and a diploid sporophyte stage, which produces spores. This cycle allows for both sexual and asexual reproduction in these plants.
The period of sexual development in which the body becomes able to reproduce is called puberty. This stage is characterized by physical changes such as the development of secondary sexual characteristics and the ability to reproduce.
The sporophyte stage depends on the gameophytestage because the gameophyte stage has a photosynthic stageand because the sporophyte stage lives shortly.
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.
When they are at their adult stage.
Ferns have vascular tissues in the form of xylem and phloem and gametophytic stage dependent on the sporophytic plant body; mosses are lacking xylem & phloem and have sporophytic stage dependent on the gametophytic plant body in the form of capsules.
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when they are able to reproduce