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Dec 7, 2017
Spores are haploid (1n). These haploid cells multiply asexually and develop into the haploid gametophyte.
Explanation:
Plants undergo an alternation of generations where their lifecycle alternates between a diploid sporophyte and a haploid gametophyte.
The diploid sporophyte contains the sporangium. The sporangium produces spores. These spores are produced through meiosis. However, these spores do not combine through syngamy to produce a diploid organisms. Instead, they multiply asexually and eventually become a gametophyte. The gametophyte produces haploid gametes. Male and female gametes combine through sexual reproduction and develop into a diploid Sporophyte. Then the entire cycle start again.
