Botany : Alterations Of Generations

Question 1

Gametophyte

Answer 1

Sexual and produces gametes

Question 2

Sporophyte generation

Answer 2

Asexual and produces spores

Question 3

Diploid

Answer 3

Total number of chromosomes in body cells 46 chromosomes (2n)

Question 4

Haploid

Answer 4

Total number of chromosomes in gametes (sperm and eggs) 23 chromosomes (n)

Question 5

Mitosis

Answer 5

Nuclear division in which daughter cells are produced from single parent cell with no change in chromosome number

Question 6

Meiosis

Answer 6

Nuclear division producing haploid cells from a single diploid cell (involves 2 cycles of division)

Question 7

Fertilisation

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Germination

Answer 8

Germination is usually the growth of a plant contained within a seed

Question 9

Sexual reproduction

Answer 9

2 parents are involved and their genetic material combines

Question 10

Asexual reproduction

Answer 10

Only one parent is involved and all offspring have the same genetic composition as the parent