Moss / fern life cycle
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Haploid gametophyte
The dominant generation in the moss life cycle.
Meiosis
The process that produces spores in the moss life cycle.
Mitosis
Produces gametophytes in the moss life cycle.
Antheridium
The structure that produces sperm in mosses.
Archegonium
The structure that contains eggs in mosses.
Fertilization in mosses
Occurs when sperm swim through water to reach the egg in the archegonium.
Diploid zygote
The result of fertilization in mosses.
Sporophyte
The development stage of the zygote in mosses.
Sporangium
The structure that releases spores in mosses.
Spores in the moss life cycle
Grow into new gametophytes via mitosis.
Diploid sporophyte
The dominant generation in the fern life cycle.
Meiosis (in ferns)
The process that produces spores in the fern life cycle.
Young gametophyte
What a spore develops into in ferns.
Antheridium (in ferns)
The structure that produces sperm in ferns.
Archegonium (in ferns)
The structure that contains eggs in ferns.
Fertilization in ferns
Occurs when sperm swim through water to reach the egg in the archegonium.
Diploid zygote (in ferns)
The result of fertilization in ferns.
New sporophyte
What the zygote develops into in ferns.
Sporangium (in ferns)
The structure that releases spores in ferns.
Spores in the fern life cycle
Grow into new gametophytes via mitosis.