Seedless vascular plants produce spores that grow into _____.
mosses
nonvascular plants
gametophytes
sporophytes
sporophytes
Which plant has jointed stems with long needlelike branches?
club mosses
ferns
horsetails
hornworts
horsetails
Club mosses grow taller than mosses because they have _____.
vascular tissue
rhizoids
sporophytes
gametophytes
vascular tissue
Seedless vascular plants produce spores that grow into sporophytes.
To understand this, let's break down the options:
1. Mosses: Mosses are nonvascular plants and do not produce spores that grow into sporophytes. Instead, mosses produce spores that develop into gametophytes.
2. Nonvascular plants: Nonvascular plants, such as mosses, liverworts, and hornworts, do not have vascular tissues for the transportation of water and nutrients. They do produce spores, but these spores grow into gametophytes, not sporophytes.
3. Gametophytes: Gametophytes are the organisms produced by the spores of nonvascular plants and seedless vascular plants. They are reproductive structures that produce gametes (sperm and eggs) for sexual reproduction.
4. Sporophytes: Sporophytes are the structures that develop from the spores of seedless vascular plants. They are the dominant and more visible stage in the life cycle of these plants. Sporophytes produce spores through meiosis, which then grow into new sporophytes, continuing the life cycle.
Therefore, the correct answer is sporophytes.