AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Diploid sporophyte cells undergo meiosis to produce haploid spores. Each spore goes through mitotic divisions to yield a multicellular, haploid gametophyte. Mitotic divisions within the gametophyte are required to produce the gametes. The diploid sporophyte results from the fusion of two gametes.

Detailed explanation-2: -In terms of chromosomes, the gametophyte is haploid (has a single set of chromosomes), and the sporophyte is diploid (has a double set).

Detailed explanation-3: -Diploid Sporophyte Cells A sporophyte is a structure that has been formed from a diploid structure called a zygote. This zygote is resulted due to the fusion of two haploid gametes: male and female gametes. The formed zygote is later developed into a sporophyte, a diploid multicellular structure.

Detailed explanation-4: -The sporophyte is a diploid (2n) spore-producing plant.

Detailed explanation-5: -n., plural: sporophytes. [ˈspɔːrəʊˌfaɪt] Definition: The plant producing spores; the diploid phase in a plant life cycle.