Question

What is the medium through which male gametes move In Bryophytes?

Answer 1

Gamete transfer:

1. In several simple plants like algae, fungi, bryophytes, and pteridophytes water are the medium through which gamete transfer happens.
2. The number of male gametes is more than the number of female gametes, as most of the male gametes fail to reach the female gametes.
3. As the male gametes are motile they need water as a medium to swim and fuse with the female gamete.
4. Thus, water is the medium through which the male gamete transfer takes place.