During the moss life cycle, there is an alternation of generations, between saprophyte and gametophyte. the sporophyte has the diploid or 2n chromosome number while the gametophyte is haploid or n. what process produces the 2n sporophyte in the moss life cycle? a) meiosis b) mitosis c) fertilization d) differentiation

C (fertilization)

Explanation:

ALTERNATION OF GENERATIONS is a vivid phenomenon in the life cycle of moss. The diploid sporophyte (2n) produces haploid spores (n), which develops into a bud called protonema that eventually grows into the haploid gametophyte (n).

The male gametophyte called ANTHERIDIUM produces the haploid (n) sperms/antherozoids while the female gametophyte called ARCHEGONIUM produces the haploid (n) egg. The sperm swims to the archegonium (female gametophyte) and fertilizes the egg. This fertilization process results in the formation of a diploid sporophyte (2n) i.e. sperm(n) + egg(n).

The sporophyte produces spores again and the cycle continues in that manner.

a

explanation:

many plants naturally reproduce this way, but it can also be induced artificially. horticulturalists have developed asexual propagation techniques that use vegetative plant parts to replicate plants. success rates and difficulty of propagation vary greatly. monocotyledons typically lack a vascular cambium and therefore are harder to propagate.

they fuse to form they have half as many chromosomes as a somatic cell of the same individual. b