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Multiple Choice
How are gametes produced by bryophytes?
A
Through meiosis in the sporophyte stage
B
Through budding in the sporophyte stage
C
Through binary fission in the gametophyte stage
D
Through mitosis in the gametophyte stage
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1
Understand the life cycle of bryophytes, which includes two main stages: the gametophyte stage and the sporophyte stage.
Recognize that bryophytes are non-vascular plants, such as mosses, liverworts, and hornworts, where the gametophyte is the dominant stage.
Recall that gametes are reproductive cells, and in bryophytes, these are produced in the gametophyte stage.
Identify that in the gametophyte stage, gametes are produced through mitosis, not meiosis, because the gametophyte is already haploid.
Conclude that the correct process for gamete production in bryophytes is through mitosis in the gametophyte stage, as this maintains the haploid state of the gametes.