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Multiple Choice
In which bryophyte structure specifically does a zygote develop into an embryo?
A
Seta
B
Peristome
C
Stomata
D
Antheridium
E
Archegonium
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Understand the life cycle of bryophytes, which includes alternation of generations with a dominant gametophyte stage and a dependent sporophyte stage.
Identify the structures involved in the reproduction of bryophytes: the antheridium (male) produces sperm, and the archegonium (female) contains the egg.
Recognize that fertilization occurs when sperm from the antheridium swims to the egg in the archegonium, forming a zygote.
Learn that the zygote remains in the archegonium, where it undergoes mitotic divisions to develop into an embryo.
Conclude that the archegonium is the specific structure where the zygote develops into an embryo in bryophytes.