Life cycle of moss Haploid: each cell has only one single set of chromosomes Diploid Gametophyte: produces an abundance of leafy plants which may be erect, simple or sparsely forked, and growing in tufts and producing archegonia at the stem tips or, alternatively, plants may be prostrate, freely branched, growing in intertangled mats, and producing archegonia laterally. (haploid) Gametophore Mitosis Meiosis Define the different generations Sporophyte: (diploid) One generation is often very small…
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