What is the dominant, independent generation in the life cycle of Pteridophytes (ferns)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Diploid Sporophyte
- Step 1: Ferns are seedless vascular plants exhibiting alternation of generations. Step 2. The dominant, conspicuous, independent photosynthetic plant body is the diploid sporophyte (2n), while the gametophyte is a small prothallus. Answer: Diploid Sporophyte. Why not the others: Haploid gametophyte is dominant in bryophytes; diploid gametophyte does not exist in nature; haploid sporophyte is non-existent.
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