Name three groups of plants that bear archegonia. Briefly describe the life cycle of any one of them.
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Answer:
The three groups of plants that bear archegonia are bryophytes, pteridophytes and gymnosperms.
Explanation:
Life cycle of gymnosperms is described below:
Gymnosperms life cycle contains both sporophyte phase or vegetative reproduction and a gametophytic phase or sexual reproduction.
Spores are produced from which new plants are grown in sporophytic phase.
Gametes namely male and females gametes are produced which on fusion form zygote which gives rise to a new plant.
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Three groups of plants that bear archegonia are bryophytes, pteridophytes and gymnosperms.
Life cycle of a fern (Dryopteris)
Dryopteris is a common fern with pinnately-compound leaves. The main plant-body is sporophytic. Many sporangia are borne on the lower surfaces of its mature leaves. Each sporangium has spore mother cells which undergo meiosis to produce haploid spores. On maturing, these spores dehisce and germinate to give rise to a heart-shaped gametophyte called prothallus.
The prothallus bears the male and female sex organs called antheridia and archegonia respectively. The antheridia produce sperms that swim in water to reach the archegonia. The egg is produced by the archegonia. As a result of fertilisation, a zygote is formed. The zygote forms an embryo, which in turn develops into a new sporophyte. The young plant comes out of the archegonium of the parent gametophyte.
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