Question

Which of the following is true of conifers? A) The sporophytes grow directly from the gametophyte B) The spores release from the gametophyte C) The gametophytes grow directly from the sporophyte D) The spores release from the male cones I best guess would be D?

Answer 1

The correct answer would be D) The spores release from the male cones

Conifers are sporophytes with two types of cones; pollen cones and ovulate cone.

The pollen cones are smaller in size and produce microspores which would develop into the pollen grains.

The ovulate cones are larger in size which produce megaspores which would develop into ovule.

The two gametes fertilized to produce a diploid zygote which develops into the embryo.

Answer 2

"A) The sporophytes grow directly from the gametophyte" is the correct answer, although it should be noted that certain genetic mutations can alter this process slightly.