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Which if the following statements best explains why the plant life cycle is described as an "alternation of generations"?

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Hi,

The correct answer option is (D). The plant life cycle goes back and forth between a haploid stage and diploid stage

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Two distinctive stages exist in plant life namely; the gametophyte stage and the sporophyte stage. When plants mature, the diploid sporophyte produce spores by the process meiosis that later divides by mitosis to produce a haploid gametophyte. The newly formed gametophyte produces gametes and the cycle starts once more.

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