CAMPBEL BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS & CONNECTIONS
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ISBN: 9780136538820
Author: Taylor
Publisher: INTER PEAR
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Chapter 17, Problem 6TYK
The diploid sporophyte stage is dominant in the life cycles of all of the following except
a. a pine tree.
b. a rose bush.
c. a fern.
d. a moss.
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The sporophyte of nonvascular plants
A. possesses anthers and archegonia
O B. produces spores
C. is the dominant stage of their alternation of generations
D. produces non-motile sperm cells
E. is dependent on wind pollination
In the life cycle of a bryophyte,
represent(s) the gametophyte (haploid) form and
represents the sporophyte (diploid) form.
A. microscopic gametes; a multicellular leafy structure
B. the multicellular foliose form; a smaller, temporary, dependent structure
C. a gemmae cup; the leafy permanent portion
D. a multicellular foliose form; a gemmae cup
E. a multicellular foliose form; a collection of spores or sori
The alternation of generations life cycle applies to gymosperms in that:
A. the gametophyte stage is reduced
B. the sporophyte stage is reduced
C. the gametes are produced via meiosis
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CAMPBEL BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS & CONNECTIONS
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