EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -The sporophyte is the dominant generation, but multicellular male and female gametophytes are produced within the flowers of the sporophyte.

Detailed explanation-2: -The dominant part of the life cycle, i.e., the plant that is recognized as a fern, represents the sporophyte generation. The gametophyte generation includes the phase of the life cycle between the formation of spores by meiosis and fertilization and formation of the zygote.

Detailed explanation-3: -In higher plants like ferns and fern allies, the sporophyte stage is dominant.

Detailed explanation-4: -The dominant part of the life cycle of ferns is the diploid or the leaf-bearing sporophyte stage.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ferns and horsetails have two free-living generations: a diploid sporophyte generation (spore-producing plant) and. a haploid gametophyte generation (gamete-producing plant).