heterosporous

Examples of heterosporous in the following topics:

• Sporophytes and Gametophytes in Seedless Plants

  • In contrast, heterosporous plants produce two morphologically different types of spores .
  • Heterosporous plants produce two morphologically different types of spores: microspores, which develop into the male gametophyte, and megaspores, which develop into the female gametophyte.

• Life Cycle of a Conifer

  • Like all gymnosperms, pines are heterosporous, generating two different types of spores: male microspores and female megaspores.

• Characteristics of Gymnosperms

  • Like all seed plants, gymnosperms are heterosporous: both sexes of gametophytes develop from different types of spores produced by separate cones.

• Ferns and Other Seedless Vascular Plants

  • Lycophytes can be homosporous or heterosporous.

• The Life Cycle of an Angiosperm

  • As with gymnosperms, angiosperms are heterosporous.