Compare and contrast the gametophyte plant of the moss with the gametophyte plant of the fern?

-- Gametophyte is the dominant generation in mosses; sporophyte is dominant generation in ferns. -- Mosses have separate male and female gametophytes; fern gametophytes have male and female parts on same plant. ... Mosses lack the vascular strands(or tissue).

1. How are ferns and moss plants similar and different?
2. What is the gametophyte of a fern?
3. How are gametophytes of mosses and angiosperms similar to each other?
4. Why moss and fern are considered primitive plants?
5. In what ways does the morphology of the Sporophyte differ from that of the gametophyte in ferns?
6. What is a moss gametophyte?
7. How do a fern sporophyte and a moss sporophyte differ?
8. Where is the gametophyte in ferns?
9. Why is gametophyte dominant in Moss?
10. How did the relationship between gametophytes and sporophytes change during the evolution of plant groups?
11. What is the relationship between the sporophyte and gametophyte generations?
12. How plants such as moss and ferns reproduce?
13. Where do moss and fern plants commonly grow?
14. Why gametophyte is called so?
15. What is the basic difference between a sporophyte and a gametophyte?

How are ferns and moss plants similar and different?

Mosses are small spore-producing non-vascular primitive plants, while ferns are vascular plants. Furthermore, mosses do not posses true stems, leaves and roots, while ferns have a differentiated plant body into true stem, leaves and roots. Besides these, ferns show circinate vernation, unlike mosses.

What is the gametophyte of a fern?

The gametophyte of ferns is a cellular monolayer structure, whose more important function is to form the gametes, responsible of sexual fusion that will lead to sporophyte generation. In most cases, as sporophyte develops, the gametophyte is about to disappear, reflecting to have a role purely involved on reproduction.

How are gametophytes of mosses and angiosperms similar to each other?

what is produced when double fertilization occurs in angiosperms? ... Hw are the gametophytes of mosses and flowering plants similar? They both perform meiosis. who do pines produce clusters of pollen cones, and why are the pollen cones located on the tips of branches instead of closer to the trunk of the tree?

Why moss and fern are considered primitive plants?

Bryophytes do not have a true vascular system and are unable to pull water and nutrients up from the ground at any significant distance. Lacking this specialized system distinguishes bryophytes from ferns and flowering plants. It is for this reason that they are considered to be rather primitive plants.

In what ways does the morphology of the Sporophyte differ from that of the gametophyte in ferns?

Conspicuous sporophyte and much smaller gametophyte are both photosynthetic. The fern sporophyte is structurally more complex than the moss sporophyte, having vascular tissue and well-differentiated roots, stems, and leaves. The gametophyte, however, lacks the vascular tissue found in the sporophyte.

What is a moss gametophyte?

Grimmia pulvinata. THE GAMETOPHYTE. The gametophyte refers to all organs and tissues that are a part of the haploid generation. There are two different developmental stages of the gametophyte: the protonema, and the gametophore. The protonema is the first part of the moss that develops from the germinating spore.

How do a fern sporophyte and a moss sporophyte differ?

The sporophyte of ferns is differentiated into true leaves, stem, and roots. In contrast, mosses lack true leaves, stem or roots. Ferns are vascular plants, but mosses are not.

Where is the gametophyte in ferns?

The prothallus is the fern gametophyte. It is a green, photosynthetic structure that is one cell thick, usually heart or kidney shaped, 3–10 mm long and 2–8 mm broad. It is very difficult to find in the bush as it is so tiny.

Why is gametophyte dominant in Moss?

First, all plants undergo an alternation of generations, between a haploid gametophyte stage and a diploid sporophyte stage. In the most primitive plants, like mosses, the gametophyte is dominant (i.e. it's big and green). ... Second, all plants need to get water to their cells.

How did the relationship between gametophytes and sporophytes change during the evolution of plant groups?

In Summary: Evolution of Seed Plants

The gametophytes of seed plants shrank, while the sporophytes became prominent structures and the diploid stage became the longest phase of the lifecycle. ... The structures protect the gametes and the embryo during its development.

What is the relationship between the sporophyte and gametophyte generations?

The multicellular diploid plant structure is called the sporophyte, which produces spores through meiotic (asexual) division. The multicellular haploid plant structure is called the gametophyte, which is formed from the spore and give rise to the haploid gametes.

How plants such as moss and ferns reproduce?

Ferns and mosses reproduce by releasing millions of spores through the air. The spores are fed eggs and are spread through the environment by wind.

Where do moss and fern plants commonly grow?

Moss and fern species are common in the forest understorey but not usually found in open, dry habitats (e.g., roadside at the start of the trail). The reason for this is that both moss and fern species are relatively primitive plants that are only imperfectly adapted to a terrestrial environment.

Why gametophyte is called so?

The gametophyte is the sexual phase in the life cycle of plants and algae. It develops sex organs that produce gametes, haploid sex cells that participate in fertilization to form a diploid zygote which has a double set of chromosomes.

What is the basic difference between a sporophyte and a gametophyte?

What is the difference between a Sporophyte and a Gametophyte? Sporophyte phase produces spores, while gametophyte phase produces gametes (egg and sperms). Therefore, sporophyte phase is asexual, while gametophyte phase is sexual.