AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Plants alternate between the diploid sporophyte and haploid gametophyte, and between asexual and sexual reproduction. Therefore, the life cycle of plants is known as alternation of generations. The ability of the plants to reproduce sexually and asexually helps them to adapt to different environments.

Detailed explanation-2: -Alternation of generations means that plants alternate between two different life stages, or generations, in their life cycle; a haploid stage called gametophyte and a diploid stage called sporophyte.

Detailed explanation-3: -The two generations or life cycles that occur are called the sporophyte generation and the gametophyte generation. When you speak in genetic terms, it is the rotation in between the haploid and diploid stages. This refers to the chromosomes within the plant cells.

Detailed explanation-4: -Marchantia show alternation of generation, i.e. the haploid sexual and diploid asexual phase alternates. The life cycle of Marchantia is haplodiplontic. Both the haploid and diploid phases are represented by multicellular structures. The main free-living plant body is the gametophyte (haploid).

Detailed explanation-5: -So, the correct answer is ‘Diploid generation is followed by haploid generation’.