gametophyte

The gametophyte is the most commonly known phase of the plant.

Thus far, only germination of the gametophyte has been successful.

A spore is the first growth stage of a developing gametophyte.

The longer lived, more prominent autotrophic plant is the gametophyte.

The gametophyte stage is microscopic, consisting of only a few cells.

The gametophyte becomes a food storage tissue in the seed.

In flowering plants, cells of the gametophyte can undergo this process.

The relationship between the sporophyte and gametophyte varies among different groups of plants.

The haploid gametophyte is much smaller and simpler in structure.

These spores represent the gametophyte phase of the life cycle.

The male gametophyte consists of a few cells within a pollen grain.

These release tetraspores which develop into a new generation of gametophyte plants.

The plant has a gametophyte dominant life cycle similar to other mosses.

In many plants the gametophyte is not only small-sized but also short-lived.

The gametophyte is typically (but not always) identical to the tetrasporophyte.

These tetraspores develop and grow to give rise to the gametophyte generations.

These gametophores are the adult form of the gametophyte.

These are dispersed, most commonly by wind, and if they land in a suitable environment can develop into a new gametophyte.

The plant body of a hornwort is a haploid gametophyte stage.

The gametophyte is yellowish-green and usually less than one-half cm wide.

The seta has a short foot embedded in the gametophyte from which it grows.

The sporophyte remains small and dependent on the parent gametophyte for its entire brief life.

The gametophyte is non-photosynthetic, living in association with a fungus for its nutritional needs.

Doing so would be difficult nonetheless, as this type of gametophyte grows only underground, years after a disturbance has taken place.

Mature sporophytes do not branch and remain attached to the gametophyte.