Question

In ferns, the plant structure that produces sperm and egg cells is known as which of the following?Question options:A) SporesB) GametophyteC) ZygoteD) Sporophyte

Answer 1

Answer: B (Gametophyte)

Explanation: Ferns are seedless, vascular plants belonging to the kingdom Pteridophyta. They are one of the most primitive plant type known and shows alternation of generations in their life cycle.

Both asexual (spores, rhizomes, offsets, or stems) and sexual methods of reproduction are known in ferns. Diploid sporophytes undergo meiosis to form haploid spores.

Gametophyte forms a special heart-shaped structure called prothallus below which sex organs are present. Archegonium, the female structure contains a single egg while Antheridium, the male structure, contains flagellated sperms.

Answer 2

A fern sporophyte consists of steam, leaf, and root, it produces spores, and each has two sets of chromosomes, one from the egg and one from the sperm.

The process of fertilization can be from the same or different gametophytes, and the fertilized eff zygote.

The structure that produces sperm and egg cells is the gametophyte