Question

question 12 (2.5 points)
a pine tree is a
flowering plant
seedless plant
sporophyte
bryophyte
gametophyte

Explanation:

• A pine tree is a gymnosperm. In the plant life cycle, the dominant stage for gymnosperms (and most plants) is the sporophyte stage.
• Flowering plants are angiosperms, pine trees are not angiosperms. Seedless plants reproduce via spores (e.g., ferns in some cases, but pine trees have seeds). Bryophytes (e.g., mosses) have a dominant gametophyte stage, which is not the case for pine trees. The gametophyte is a reduced stage in gymnosperms (pine trees), while the sporophyte is the large, visible tree - like structure.

Answer:

sporophyte