Study Guide for Campbell Biology
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Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece, Martha R. Taylor, Michael A. Pollock
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Chapter 13, Problem 8TYK
In the alternation of generations found in plants,
- a. The sporophyte generation produces spores by mitosis.
- b. The gametophyte generation produces gametes by mitosis.
- c. The zygote develops into a sporophyte generation by meiosis.
- d. Spores develop into the haploid sporophyte generation.
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