Question 1 Which of the following is diploid? A a spore produced by a fern sporophyte a non-reproductive cell in the gametangia of a moss A cell in the stalk of a moss sporophyte P the archegonia of a liverwort ta spore produced by a fern sporophyte

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Which of the following is diploid?
A a spore produced by a fern sporophyte
a non-reproductive cell in the gametangia of a moss
A cell in the stalk of a moss sporophyte
P the archegonia of a liverwort
a spore produced by a fern sporophyte
Transcribed Image Text:Question 1 Which of the following is diploid? A a spore produced by a fern sporophyte a non-reproductive cell in the gametangia of a moss A cell in the stalk of a moss sporophyte P the archegonia of a liverwort a spore produced by a fern sporophyte
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Haploid cells only have one set of chromosomes (n). Diploids, as the name implies, have two sets of chromosomes (2n). Meiosis is the process by which haploid cells are formed. Mitosis occurs in diploid cells.

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