AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

ALTERNATION OF GENERATIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Archegonia produce:
A
eggs
B
sperm
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The eggs are produced in tiny, typically somewhat flask-like structures called archegonia. Each archegonium holds one egg (in a swollen section called the venter) and the sperm enter through the channel in the narrower, tubular section (or neck).

Detailed explanation-2: -Archegonium Function In non-flowering plants, the archegonium produces female gametes. Gametes are haploid germ cells (cells that become sperm or egg cells). When a gamete is in contact with another gamete of the opposite sex, this will form a zygote.

Detailed explanation-3: -This is called the venter. The venter is the location where the female gamete or egg will be produced and developed. Leading up from the venter is the neck of the archegonium.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sperm are produced in structures called antheridia (sing. antheridium), eggs are produced in archegonia (sing.

Detailed explanation-5: -At maturity, archegonia each contain one egg, and antheridia produce many sperm cells. Because the egg is retained and fertilized within the archegonium, the early stages of the developing sporophyte are protected and nourished by the gametophytic tissue.

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