Moss / fern life cycle

1. Q: What is the dominant generation in the moss life cycle?

A: Haploid gametophyte

2. Q: What process produces spores in the moss life cycle?

A: Meiosis

3. Q: What does mitosis produce in the moss life cycle?

A: Gametophytes

4. Q: What structure produces sperm in mosses?

A: Antheridium

5. Q: What structure contains eggs in mosses?

A: Archegonium

6. Q: How does fertilization occur in mosses?

A: Sperm swim through water to reach the egg in the archegonium

7. Q: What is the result of fertilization in mosses?

A: A diploid zygote

8. Q: What does the zygote develop into in mosses?

A: A sporophyte

9. Q: What structure releases spores in mosses?

A: Sporangium

10. Q: What is the role of spores in the moss life cycle?

A: They grow into new gametophytes via mitosis

1. Q: What is the dominant generation in the fern life cycle?

A: Diploid sporophyte

2. Q: What process produces spores in the fern life cycle?

A: Meiosis

3. Q: What does a spore develop into in ferns?

A: A young gametophyte

4. Q: What structure produces sperm in ferns?

A: Antheridium

5. Q: What structure contains eggs in ferns?

A: Archegonium

6. Q: How does fertilization occur in ferns?

A: Sperm swim through water to reach the egg in the archegonium

7. Q: What is the result of fertilization in ferns?

A: A diploid zygote

8. Q: What does the zygote develop into in ferns?

A: A new sporophyte

9. Q: What structure releases spores in ferns?

A: Sporangium

10. Q: What is the role of spores in the fern life cycle?

A: They grow into new gametophytes via mitosis