Question

Are bryophytes oogamous?

Answer 1

Oogamous:

1. Oogamy is a type of anisogamy in which the gametes differ in size and shape.
2. The huge female gamete in oogamy is non-mobile, while the little male gamete is.
3. Oogamy is a common kind of anisogamy, which includes all animals and land plants.

Bryophyte:

1. Bryophytes are non-vascular plants found in shady and moist areas.
2. Sexual reproduction in bryophytes (mosses, hornworts, and liverworts) and tracheophytes (vascular plants) is oogamous.
3. It is a modification in which the sex cells, or gametes, are of two sorts, a larger nonmotile egg and a smaller motile sperm are involved in fertilization.
4. Thus, bryophytes are oogamous.