Gametophyte

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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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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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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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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it's brown because it has no chlorophyll. It can survive because it gets its food from the gametophyte.

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