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Alternation of generations in a fern
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MYP III
Alternation of generations in
seedless plants
Alternation of generations in ferns
SPOROPHYTE
A plant called sporophyte is produced
by SEXUAL reproduction.
GAMETOPHYTE
A plant called gametophyte is produced
by ASEXUAL reproduction
The fern is a sporophyte. On the
underside of its leaves (fronds)
there are the SPORANGIA which
produce SPORES.
Mature spores fall tothe ground
and as they germinate they form
GAMETOPHYTES, which have
sexual organs that produce
gametes.
The union of these gametes, or
FERTILISATION, creates a
ZYGOTE.
The development of the zygote
produces a new sporophyte.
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