Gametophytes are haploid plants developing from the spores and giving rise to the sex organs on them. After fertilization (i.e. union of a male gamete with egg) the zygote is formed, which is diploid in nature. Further development of zygote results into the sporophyte. In lower plants like Liverworts the main plant body is gametophytic in nature and sporopytes are dependent on gametophytes. during the course of evolution gametophytic body got successively reduced and became dependent on sporophyte. the later got enhanced and independent.
The green leafy moss plant is part of the gametophyte phase of the moss life cycle. Mosses alternate between a gametophyte stage (producing male and female gametes) and a sporophyte stage (producing spores).
In reference to the sporophyte and gametophyte, are the stages of the plant's life cycle thus being the same.
The dominant stage in non-vascular plants, such as mosses, is the gametophyte stage. In this stage, the plant is haploid and produces gametes (sperm and eggs) for reproduction. The sporophyte stage, which is diploid and grows attached to the gametophyte, is typically smaller and dependent on the gametophyte for nutrition. Thus, the gametophyte is the main and more prominent phase in the life cycle of non-vascular plants.
Prothallus/Prothallium
The dominant stage of the life cycle in primitive plants, such as mosses and liverworts, is the gametophyte stage. This is where the plant produces gametes for sexual reproduction. The sporophyte stage is smaller and dependent on the gametophyte for nutrition.
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The gametophyte stage.
The green leafy moss plant is part of the gametophyte phase of the moss life cycle. Mosses alternate between a gametophyte stage (producing male and female gametes) and a sporophyte stage (producing spores).
gametophyte stage
The Sporophyte stage and the gametophyte stage
In reference to the sporophyte and gametophyte, are the stages of the plant's life cycle thus being the same.
The dominant stage of the life cycle in nonvascular plants. It is larger and longer-lived than the sporophyte stage, which is dependent on the gametophyte for nutrition.
The answer is gametophyte.
When a life cycle is dominated by the gametophyte stage, it means that the plant spends most of its life as a haploid gametophyte producing gametes. Conversely, when a life cycle is dominated by the sporophyte stage, the plant spends most of its life as a diploid sporophyte producing spores.
Prothallus/Prothallium