Biology 1225 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Gametophyte, Sporophyte, Mitosis

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Many biologists, including me, are a little puzzled by the inclusion of fungi and plants together in a single chapter, especially when you read (on page 277) the statement that fungi are more evolutionarily related to animals than plants. The gametophyte form is haploid, and it makes gametes - the egg and the sperm, via mitosis. The sporophyte form is diploid and it produces spores via meiosis. With the exception of more primitive plants like mosses and ferns, plants spend the vast majority of their lives in the sporophyte stage. So, when you are looking at a tree you are looking at a sporophyte, the gametophyte structures are very tiny. Reproduction in flowering plants involves the production of pollen (male gametophytes) and ovules (female gametophytes). The majority of flowering plants are co-sexual - that is they possess both male and female reproductive organs on the same individual.

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