- Cell division does not only occur in animals - In plants, meiosis in sporangia produces spores (haploid), which undergo mitosis to become multicellular haploid gametophytes. Their gametes fuse together to form a diploid zygote that grows via mitosis into a sporophyte. - Cells in the sporophyte (sporangia) undergo meiosis again to produce haploid spores that germinate and repeat the life cycle known as alternation of generations

Topic 5 Cell Division: Alteration of Generations Flashcards by Kamryn Lafleur

Cell division does not only occur in animals
In plants, meiosis in sporangia produces spores (haploid), which undergo mitosis to become multicellular haploid gametophytes. Their gametes fuse together to form a diploid zygote that grows via mitosis into a sporophyte.
Cells in the sporophyte (sporangia) undergo meiosis again to produce haploid spores that germinate and repeat the life cycle known as alternation of generations

Alteration of Generations

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