Beginning at spores, place the following words in the cycle.

It starts at spores, and has 4 blanks.
Words that fill in the blanks are; Sporophyte, gametes, zygote, and gametophyte.

I think the order is: Spores, Sporophyte, Gametes, Gametophyte, and Zygote.

Gametophyte the gamete-producing and usually haploid phase, producing the zygote from which the sporophyte arises

Sporophyte the asexual and usually diploid phase, producing spores from which the gametophyte arises.

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Thanks!

You are correct! The correct order for the cycle is as follows:

1. Spores - The life cycle begins with spores, which are reproductive structures produced by some plants, fungi, and protists.
2. Sporophyte - Spores grow into the sporophyte stage, which is the dominant phase in the life cycle of plants. The sporophyte produces specialized structures called sporangia that contain cells called sporocytes.
3. Gametes - Within the sporangia, the sporocytes undergo meiosis, a type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half. This produces haploid cells called gametes.
4. Gametophyte - The gametes are released from the sporangia and fuse to form a zygote. The zygote then develops into the gametophyte stage, which is the haploid phase in the plant's life cycle. The gametophyte produces gametes through mitosis.
5. Zygote - The gametes produced by the gametophyte fuse to form a diploid zygote. The zygote then develops into a sporophyte, completing the life cycle.

To remember the order of the cycle, you can use the mnemonic "SSGGZ," which stands for "Spores - Sporophyte - Gametes - Gametophyte - Zygote."