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Why is the pattern of the plant life cycle referred to as alternation of generations?
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According to the alternation of generations life cycle when you look at a horsetail plant body you are looking at the?
According to the alternation of generations life cycle when you look at a horsetail plant body you are looking at the sporophytic plant body.
In the alternation of generations life cycle the spore undergoes mitosis to become a?
spore
What is a life cycle in which organisms switch back and forth between diploid and haploid stages?
no
Which stage in the alternation of generations life cycle would fern represent?
The Sporophyte life cycle is the dominant stage in Ferns (vascular non-seed plants)
What is the main function of a mature sporophyte?
A mature sporophyte produces the spores. Likewise a mature gametophyte produces the gametes. The life cycle of the plant is completed by the alternation of these two generations.
The type of life cycle seen in plants is called?
alternation of generation
All plants have a life cycle that is characterized by alternation of what?
Generations
What is a gametophyte and sporophyte?
gametophyte: The gamete-bearing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations sporophyte: The spore-producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
According to the alternation of generations life cycle when you at a horsetail plant body you are looking at the?
According to the alternation of generations life cycle when you look at a horsetail plant body you are looking at the sporophytic plant body.
According to the alternation of generations life cycle when you look at a horsetail plant body you are looking at the?
According to the alternation of generations life cycle when you look at a horsetail plant body you are looking at the sporophytic plant body.
What is the name given to the life cycle of plants which includes a sporophyte generation and a gametophyte generation?
Plants exhibit alternation of generations that includes both diploid and haploid multicellular stages.The multicellular diploid stage is called the sporophyte and haploid stage is called gametophyte.
In the alternation of generations life cycle the spore undergoes mitosis to become a?
spore
What phrase is used to describe the basic life cycle of all plants?
Alternation of generations is used to describe a plant life cycle.
Which characteristic is common to all vascular plants that exhibit an alternation of generations in their life cycle?
Multicellular sporophytes.
What term is illustrated by plants that have a sporic life cycle in which both haploids and diploids are multicellular?
alternation of generations
What is a life cycle in which organisms switch back and forth between diploid and haploid stages?
no
What term is illustrated by plants that have a sporic life cycle in which both haploids and diploid forms are multicellular?
alternation of generations
