Which Statement Describes the Fern Life Cycle

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which statement describes the fern life cycle?

• A) Gametophytes originate within, and are dependent upon, sporophytes.
• B) Sporophytes originate within, and are dependent upon, gametophytes.
• C) Both gametophytes and sporophytes are totally independent from each other and are equally dominant.
• D) Gametophytes are free-living and photosynthetic, but are replaced by a dominant sporophyte generation.
• E) Gametophytes are photosynthetic and partially independent from the sporophytes.

Distinguish between mitosis and meiosis and their roles in cell division.

Recognize the structure and function changes in the cell during specific cell cycle phases.

Understand the roles of specific structures (such as the nucleolus, nuclear envelope, cell plate) during cell division.

Understand the concept of normal distribution.

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Definitions:

Pure Rent

Income earned from owning a resource completely fixed in supply, with no additional production cost.

Fixed Supply

A situation where the quantity of a good available is constant and does not change with price.

Demand Determined

A characteristic of markets where the quantity of goods or services sold is primarily influenced by consumer demand.

Perfectly Inelastic

A market situation where the quantity demanded or supplied is completely unresponsive to price changes.