What could happen to the reproductive process of mosses during a drought? The flagellated sperm would not be able to swim to the
eggs for fertilization. The flagellated sperm and eggs would go dormant until water was available. Mitosis in the sporophyte would cease and the reproductive cycle would stop. Meiosis in the sporophyte would cease and the reproductive cycle would stop.
The answer is <span>The flagellated sperm would not be able to swim to the eggs for fertilization.
</span><span>Their life cycle of mosses has alternation of generation -
a haploid gametophyte and a diploid sporophyte. Gametophyte produces haploid
gametes which fuse to form a diploid zygote. The zygote grows into diploid
sporophyte which produces haploid spores. The spores grow into gametophyte and
the cycle begins again. </span>Mosses require water for reproduction. Before fertilization, the sperm swims to an egg through the water. Therefore, mosses require water for successful fertilization. In drought periods, without water, the sperm cell could not swim to the egg cell.
Competition for resources like food and space cause the growth rate to stop increasing, so the population levels off. This flat upper line on a growth curve is the carrying capacity. The carrying capacity (K) is the maximum population size that can be supported in a particular area without destroying the habitat.
Based on the scenario being described it can be said that the developmental process that has most likely been affected are known as Cell–cell interaction. These are the direct interactions that exist between cell surfaces that allow them to communicate with one another. Doing so by receiving signals and initiating transduction pathways. Therefore since these are functions that have been disrupted it's safe to say that the Cell-cell interaction has been affected.
