Sporophytes and Gametophytes Differ from Each Other Genetically Because

question 12

Multiple Choice

Sporophytes and gametophytes differ from each other genetically because

• A) mitosis leads to larger gametophytes than sporophytes in mosses but to larger sporophytes than gametophytes in ferns.
• B) mitosis produces the gametes in plants, but meiosis produces gametes in animals.
• C) the sporophytes have one set of chromosomes from each parent, while gametophytes have only one set of chromosomes.
• D) the chromosomes in the spores come from both parents, but the gametes only have one set of chromosomes.
• E) gametophytes are evolutionarily more ancient than sporophytes, so their sequences have diverged.

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