ake a sketch of the specimen and label the following structures: archegonium, antheridium, matur metophyte (a.k.a. prothallus), rhizoids

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The gametophyte of Pteridophytes is inconspicuous in comparison to the mosses. They are also
commonly monecious (single "house", or thallus for male and female gamete production). The photo
below shows a whole mount (w.m.) of a fern gametophyte at 40x.
Make a sketch of the specimen and label the following structures: archegonium, antheridium, mature
gametophyte (a.k.a. prothallus), rhizoids
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Transcribed Image Text:The gametophyte of Pteridophytes is inconspicuous in comparison to the mosses. They are also commonly monecious (single "house", or thallus for male and female gamete production). The photo below shows a whole mount (w.m.) of a fern gametophyte at 40x. Make a sketch of the specimen and label the following structures: archegonium, antheridium, mature gametophyte (a.k.a. prothallus), rhizoids 90
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