Question

How can you tell the difference between sporophyte and gametophyte?

Answer 1

Gametophytes:

The stage of the life cycle of any organism in which it produces gametes is known as gametophytes.

Sporophytes:

The stage of the life cycle of any organism in which it produces spores is known as the sporophyte.

Gametophytes	Sporophytes
1. A gametophyte is a haploid stage in a plant's life cycle.	1. A sporophyte is a diploid stage of a plant's life cycle.
2. The formation of gametes occurs during this stage.	2. At this stage, spores are formed, which result in the formation of gametophytes.
3. Mitosis assists in the formation of gametes during this stage.	3. The formation of spores occurs during this stage .
4. In gametophytes, there is single chromosome set.	4. In sporophytes, there are two sets of chromosomes.
5. Sexual reproduction occurs during the gametophyte stage.	5. Asexual reproduction occurs during the sporophyte stage.
6. The gamete of the gametophyte stage either fertilizes or fuses to form a diploid zygote.	6. Meiosis occurs in the diploid spore mother cell, resulting in the formation of haploid meiospores.