Question

The dominant life cycle of liverworts and mosses is?

Answer 1

The life cycle of liverworts and hornworts follows alternation of generations: spores germinate into gametophytes, the zygote develops into a sporophyte that releases spores, and then spores produce new gametophytes. Liverworts develop short, small sporophytes, whereas hornworts develop long, slender sporophytes.

Answer 2

The gametophyte stage is the dominant stage in both liverworts and hornworts; however, liverwort sporophytes do not contain stomata, while hornwort sporophytes do.