AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Meiosis within the capsule of the sporophyte yields haploid spores that are released and eventually germinate to form a male or female gametophyte.

Detailed explanation-2: -The seta is a long erect supporting stalk. At the end of the sporophyte is a pod-like capsule where spores are produced. The seta only occurs in species where the mature capsule is stalked. Transfer cells develop at the sporophyte-gametophyte boundary in the majority of bryophytes, but not all.

Detailed explanation-3: -The sporophyte produces spores (hence the name) by meiosis, a process also known as “reduction division” that reduces the number of chromosomes in each spore mother cell by half. The resulting meiospores develop into a gametophyte.

Detailed explanation-4: -A moss is a flowerless, spore-producing plant-with the spores produced in small capsules.