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Results from our forumalternation of generations in mosses/ferns (haploid/diploid)every plant has the gametophyte, the haploid stage that gives rise to gametes, and the sporophyte, the diploid stage that gives rise to spores. In mosses, the actual plant that you see is the gamethophyte, whereas the sporophyte is ...
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alternation of generations in mosses/ferns (haploid/diploid)Im being told that gametophyte;haploid is the largest stage in of alternation of generations in mosses, and ferns its sporophyte; diploid, Im pretty thoroughly confused.. I thought they were basicly the same plant because they reproduce ...
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Re: Alternation of generation Yes, angiosperms go through the alternation of generations. The primary stage is the sporophyte with an incredibly small, nutritionally dependent gametophyte stage that is located in the flower. Check out this link for a full diagram and explanation: http://ecology.botany.ufl.edu/ecologyf03/apomixis.html ...
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Re: Alternation of generationYes, angiosperms go through the alternation of generations. The primary stage is the sporophyte with an incredibly small, nutritionally dependent gametophyte stage that is located in the flower. Check out this link for a full diagram and explanation: http://ecology.botany.ufl.edu/ecologyf03/apomixis.html
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Sporophytes of Mosses and Fernsit's brown because it has no chlorophyll. It can survive because it gets its food from the gametophyte.
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