Question

difference between antheridium and archaegonium

Answer 1

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Antheridium it is multicellular jacketed male sex organ. Each antheridium which is usually round or club shaped is surrounded by jacket protecting the mass of Androcytes. Androcytes or sperm mother cell from number of sperms are a male gametes.


Archegonium is a female sex organ in bryophytes and pteridophytes and gymnosperms . it bears a tubular neck and swollen lower venter. neck usually contains one or many neck Canal cells . In venter egg is oosphere and ventral Canal cell are present.
eg. funaria, ferns. etc


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Answer 2

Answer:

Antheridium -

• They are male organs of bryophytes and pteridophytes.
• They are generally round shaped.
• Sterile cells are absent inside them.
• They form a large number of male gametes.
• The male gametes formed inside the antheridium are motile.

Archegonium -

• They are female organs of bryophytes, pteridophytes and gymnosperms.
• They are usually flask shaped.
• They have the presence of sterile cells inside them.
• It forms single female gamete.
• The female gamete in the archegonium is usually non motile.