botany

Question 1

gametophyte generation

Answer 1

Gametophytes are the stage which produces sex cells in plants and algae that undergo alternation of generations

Question 2

sporophyte generation

Answer 2

A phase in the life cycle of certain plants and algae that starts with the union of gametes up to the time that sporess are produced.

Question 3

meiosis

Answer 3

a type of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell, as in the production of gametes and plant spores.

Question 4

mitosis

Answer 4

a type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus, typical of ordinary tissue growth.

Question 5

haploid

Answer 5

having a single set of unpaired chromosomes.

Question 6

diploid

Answer 6

containing two complete sets of chromosomes, one from each parent.

Question 7

fertilization

Answer 7

the action or process of fertilizing an egg or a female animal or plant, involving the fusion of male and female gametes to form a zygote.

Question 8

germination

Answer 8

the development of a plant from a seed or spore after a period of dormancy.

Question 9

sexual reproduction

Answer 9

the production of new living organisms by combining genetic information from two individuals of different types (sexes).

Question 10

asexual reproduction

Answer 10

is a type of reproduction that does not involve the fusion of gametes or change in the number of chromosomes.