BIOLOGY Lecture Notes - Double Fertilization, Molly Mcguire, Marchantiophyta
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Plants go through generational changes throughout their lives. It because their life cycle has two stages, this is known as generation alternation. A haploid gametophyte and a diploid sporophyte are the multicellular stages. Of diploid animals, produced haploid gametes that give rise to diploid offspring after development and fertilization. Pollen grains germinate and produce pollen after. The tube will be used to transport sperm cells to pollination. the ovule. cell. When the sperm cell reaches the ovule, double fertilization occurs. An embryo will be formed along with a nourishing. The embryo will develop into a seed as it is fed. Plants with spores include ferns, mosses, and liverworts. The life cycle of spore plants is distinct. A parent plant releases tiny spores with unique sets of chromosomes. These spores lack an embryo and food stores. The spores are fertilized away from the parent, usually in a damp environment.