Biology 2e
Biology 2e
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781947172517
Author: Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark
Publisher: OpenStax
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Chapter 25, Problem 16RQ

A botanist travels to an area that has experienced a long, severe drought. While examining the bryophytes in the area, he notices that many are in the same life-cycle stage. Which life-cycle stage should be the most common?

  1. zygote
  2. gametophyte
  3. sporophyte
  4. archegonium

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Byrophytes are usually found in areas that are very wet or damp at least part of the year. Which of the following statements describes characteristics of byrophytes that make them dependent on water? State all that numbers that apply. 1. They have a dominant gametophyte phase.  2. They have swimming sperm that need water so they can swim to fertilize the eggs of other nearby plants. 3. They do not have lignin-stiffened vascular tissue or roots to effectively distribute water throughout the plant.
The picture below is of a moss growing on my roof. It shows both the gametophyte and the sporophyte phases of the life cycle. Make a sketch and label which part of the moss is the gametophyte and which is the sporophyte. (Alternatively, you can find a live moss with both phases and take a picture, label it and upload here.) Label the seta, capsule and calyptra of the sporophyte.
What letter in the diagram identifies the sporophyte? Which letter in the diagram indicates the gametophyte? What letters in the diagram indicates the gametes? What letter in the diagram identifies the spores? What is the part of the lifecycle labeled I?

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