What human reproductive organ is functionally similar to this seed?
What human reproductive organ is functionally similar to this seed?
What human reproductive organ is functionally similar to this seed?
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Fig. 30-2<br />
PLANT GROUP<br />
Mosses and other<br />
nonvascular plants<br />
Ferns and other <strong>seed</strong>less<br />
vascular plants<br />
Seed plants (gymnosperms and angiosperms)<br />
Game<strong>to</strong>phyte<br />
Dominant<br />
Reduced, independent<br />
(pho<strong>to</strong>synthetic and<br />
free-living)<br />
Reduced (usually microscopic), dependent on surrounding<br />
sporophyte t<strong>is</strong>sue for nutrition<br />
Sporophyte<br />
Reduced, dependent on<br />
game<strong>to</strong>phyte for nutrition<br />
Dominant<br />
Dominant<br />
Example<br />
Sporophyte<br />
(2n)<br />
Game<strong>to</strong>phyte<br />
(n)<br />
Sporophyte<br />
(2n)<br />
Gymnosperm<br />
Microscopic female<br />
game<strong>to</strong>phytes (n) inside<br />
ovulate cone<br />
Angiosperm<br />
Microscopic<br />
female<br />
game<strong>to</strong>phytes<br />
(n) inside<br />
these parts<br />
of flowers<br />
Microscopic male<br />
game<strong>to</strong>phytes (n)<br />
inside pollen<br />
cone<br />
Microscopic<br />
male<br />
game<strong>to</strong>phytes<br />
(n) inside<br />
these parts<br />
of flowers<br />
Game<strong>to</strong>phyte<br />
(n)<br />
Sporophyte (2n)<br />
Sporophyte (2n)