Question

The plant life cycle alternates between a sporophyte and a gametophyte. Usually, in the sporophyte stage

• A. Gametes are produced
• B. Meiosis occurs
• C. Only mitosis takes place
• D. Gametophytes form

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Meiosis occurs

The gametophyte is the haploid phase and a sporophyte is a diploid phase found in some plants and algae that undergo alternation of generations. The sporophyte produces haploid spores (through meiosis) that develop into a gametophyte. The gametophyte is the sexual phase, it develops sex organs that produce gametes that fuse and grow into a sporophyte.