Question

Walking along a stream in a damp forest, you see the plants shown at the right. is this the sporophyte or the gametophyte? explain

Answer 1

The answer is sporophyte. The image resembles a pteridophyte plants (the ferns). The sporophyte phase, which is diploid, in pteridophyte's life cycle, is the most conspicuous. The gametophyte phase, also known as the prothalum, is much smaller and is usually kidney- or heart- shaped.