<span>A mature sporophyte produces spores by meiosis, a process which reduces the number of chromosomes to half, from 2n to n. Because meiosis is a key step in the alternation of generations, it is likely that meiosis has a fundamental adaptive function. The nature of this function is still unresolved (see Meiosis), but the two main ideas are that meiosis is adaptive because it facilitates repair of DNA damages and/or that it generates genetic variation.
The haploid spores germinate and grow into a haploid gametophyte. At maturity, the gametophyte produces gametes by mitosis, which does not alter the number of chromosomes. Two gametes (originating from different organisms of the same species or from the same organism) fuse to produce a zygote, which develops into a diploid sporophyte.</span>
Answer:
C
Explanation:
Assume that allele A is the dominant allele that produces the dominant phenotype (tall) in plants that have at least one allele A, and allele a is the recessive allele that produces the recessive phenotype (short) in plants that have two alleles a.
In the parental generation, a true-breeding tall plant has the AA genotype (phenotype: tall), and a true-breeding short plant has the aa genotype (phenotype: short).
We have the Gregor Mendel's cross as in the image attached here.
All of the F1 generation (offspring plants) have the Aa heterozygous genotype, and therefore, they are all tall.
The answer is c (the offspring plants have a genotype that was different from that of both parents).
Answer:
1) Organisms in this level are either unicellular or colonial (Cellular level).
2) Organisms that live in a group called a colony (Colonial).
3) The work being divided up into specialized tasks (Division of labor).
4) A very long, contracting cell (Fiber).
5) A group of tissues working together as a unit (Organ).
6) A degree of organism complexity. Organisms at this level have their cells arranged into organs (Organ level).
7) The highest level of complexity of a living thing (Organism level).
8) The limiting of the function of a cell to a specific function muscle (Specialization).
9) A group of organs working together for a common purpose (System).
10) Organisms at this level have their cells arranged into systems (System level).
11) Cells working together to perform a particular task division of labor (Tissue).
12) Organisms at this level have their cells arranged into tissues (Tissue level).
