Question

In which entity sporophytic generation is represented by the zygote?

Answer 1

Sporophytic generation represented by zygote:

1. Chlamydomonas belongs to the class Chlorophyceae (green algae).
2. It is a unicellular alga.
3. The cell wall is made up of cellulose and they have a whiplash-type flagellum.
4. Asexual reproduction takes place through zoospores, aplanospores, hypnospores, and palmella stages.
5. Sexual reproduction could be anisogamous, isogamous, or oogamous.
6. The haploid gametophytic phase is dominant and more conspicuous and is represented by the main plant.
7. The sporophytic generation is short and inconspicuous which is represented by the zygote and zygospore.
8. The haploid and sporophytic generations alternate with each other in the life cycle of Chlamydomonas.