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∙ 14y agoReproduction in mosses takes a different form to that in vascular plants, such as trees and shrubs, where female flowers are fertilised by pollen from male flowers and grow on to produce seeds, often encased in fruits. Mosses utilise a similar method to ferns, and this consists of alternating generations of two forms. The fertile gametophyte form of the moss is the one which is commonly encountered, and male and female sex organs on it produce sperm and eggs. The eggs are fertilised after the sperm swim to them, and they then grow into the sporophyte form of the moss. This grows out of the gametophyte and consists of a spore-bearing capsule on a stalk. After being released, the spores grow into gametophytes, and the life cycle then continues with the generations alternating.
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∙ 14y agothe sporophyte generation grows out of the gametophyte. It consists of a slender stalk with a capsule at the end. The capsule contains spores.
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∙ 11y agoGametophyte is dominant in mosses.
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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
What generation is dominant in moss?
The Sporophyte is the dominant generation of the club moss, which is a Lycopodium. Also, club mosses are vascular plants, and the diploid generation is dominant for vascular plants.
What is the dominant generation of Bryophytes?
In vascular plants, the principal generation phase is the sporophyte, which is usually diploid with two sets of chromosomes per cell. By contrast, the principal generation phase in non-vascular plants is usually the gametophyte, which is haploid with one set of chromosomes per cell.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vascular_plants
Which description best fits nonvascular plants?
The gametophyte is dominant and free living; the sporophyte is not free living.
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 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.
What plants have a dominant gametophyte?
The sporophyte generation is dominant in ferns.
Dominant sporophyte of angiosperms?
No. Only in bryophytes (mosses, hornworts, and liverworts) is the gametophyte dominant. In advanced plants, the sporophyte is dominant. The gametophyte in angiosperms is a tiny part buried w/in the flower. Hope this helps.
In mosses why is the sporophyte stage dependent on the gametophyte stage?
in mosses why is the sporophyte stage dependent on the gametophyte stage
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
What is true of all seed plants The gametophyte is dominant Seeds are enclosed in a vessel The gametophyte is free living The sporophyte is dominant?
The sporophyte is dominant.
What generation is dominant in moss?
The Sporophyte is the dominant generation of the club moss, which is a Lycopodium. Also, club mosses are vascular plants, and the diploid generation is dominant for vascular plants.
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.
What is the dominant generation of Bryophytes?
In vascular plants, the principal generation phase is the sporophyte, which is usually diploid with two sets of chromosomes per cell. By contrast, the principal generation phase in non-vascular plants is usually the gametophyte, which is haploid with one set of chromosomes per cell.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vascular_plants
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.
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.
What trait do ferns have that mosses do not?
Mosses are non-vascular plants whereas ferns are vascular. In ferns Sporophyte is dominant but in mosses gametophyte is dominant generation. Ferns have definite roots but in mosses leaves and roots are mostly false.
