Diversity of Life

Question 1

Avascular plants which alternate between haploid and diploid forms
and
have flagellated sperm are members of…?

Answer 1

Bryophyta = mosses

Question 2

What is the difference between pterophyta and bryophyta?

Answer 2

• both alternate between haploid and diploid forms
• both have flagellated sperms
• but Bryophytes (mosses) are avascular while Pterophyta (ferns) are vascular

Question 3

Do angiosperms alternate between haploid and diploid forms?

Answer 3

Yes, flowering plants alternate genrations, but do not have flagellated sperms.

Question 4

Do rhizopoda alternate between generations?

Answer 4

No. Amoebas do not alternate between haploid and diploid forms.