What Is Time-Based Competition

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Essay

What is time-based competition?

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Definitions:

Sporophyte Generation

The diploid phase in the life cycle of plants and algae that produces spores through meiotic division, alternating with the gametophyte generation.

Gametophyte Generation

The sexual phase in the life cycle of plants and algae that produces gametes.

Seed

The reproductive unit of angiosperms and gymnosperms, capable of developing into another such plant.

Vascular Plants

Plants that possess specialized tissues, xylem and phloem, for water and nutrients transportation throughout the organism.