They produce spores.
In plants, the two alternating generations are the sporophyte (produces spores) and the gametophyte (produces gametes). The sporophyte is usually diploid, while the gametophyte is haploid. The sporophyte is usually larger and more dominant than the gametophyte.
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 dominant generation in ferns is the sporophyte generation. This generation produces spores through meiosis, which then develop into gametophytes. The gametophytes produce gametes that fuse to form a new sporophyte, completing the reproductive cycle of ferns.
In ferns, the dominant generation is the sporophyte.
The gametophyte is responsible for producing gametes, both male and female. When a male gamete fertilizes the female gamete, a zygote, or fertilized cell is created. This zygote matures and grows (through mitosis) into a sporophyte. At this point, the gametophyte has already done its job, and is not needed. Therefore it dies. The sporophyte releases spores, which eventually develop into gametophytes, and the cycle restarts.
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Sporophyte
Flowering plants do not have a sporophyte. They have antheridium and archegonium to produce their gametes. Sporophyte is found in ferns, mosses, club mosses, lycophytes, etc but not in flowering plants. Flowering plants produces pollen while a sporophyte produces spores
The maple trees that you see are in the sporophyte stage of the plant life cycle. A sporophyte will produce spores which then develop into gametophytes. So, yes, maple trees have spores (if you are talking about the sporophyte stage). The sporophyte stage is part of the life cycle of all land plants.
The maple trees that you see are in the sporophyte stage of the plant life cycle. A sporophyte will produce spores which then develop into gametophytes. So, yes, maple trees have spores (if you are talking about the sporophyte stage). The sporophyte stage is part of the life cycle of all land plants.
Flowering plants do not have a sporophyte. They have antheridium and archegonium to produce their gametes. Sporophyte is found in ferns, mosses, club mosses, lycophytes, etc but not in flowering plants. Flowering plants produces pollen while a sporophyte produces spores
In plants, the two alternating generations are the sporophyte (produces spores) and the gametophyte (produces gametes). The sporophyte is usually diploid, while the gametophyte is haploid. The sporophyte is usually larger and more dominant than the gametophyte.
The Sporophyte life cycle is the dominant stage in Ferns (vascular non-seed plants)
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.
Second generation produced in mosses is sporophyte on the gametophytic plant body.
The seta and capsule are known as the sporophyte generation because they are structures that produce spores through meiosis, which will ultimately give rise to the gametophyte generation. The sporophyte generation is diploid, meaning it contains two sets of chromosomes, whereas the gametophyte generation is haploid, containing one set of chromosomes.