In the simplest terms, what's a gametophyte and what's a zygophyte?

Question

Tell me in a way that I never confuse the two again. No copy-pasting please.

Answer 1

gamtophyte is the stage of a plant which produces gamete (like pollen grain is a gametophyte)

zygophyte/sporphyte which develops from the zygote after the fusion of gametes from gametophytes

or remember this.

In other words gametophye produce gametes which form zygote which later develps into sporophyte or zygophyte

Answer 2

Gametophyte produces the sex cells and the zygophyte forms after fertilization of the gametes uniting to form the next generation.

Answer 3

Gametophytes contain half the number of chromosomes needed for an plant. When two merge, they have a full complement, and that is a zygophyte.

Answer 4

gametophyte is the phase in life cycle plants where the male and female sex cells or the gametes. they are haploid. that is they have only half the number of chromosomes compared to parents.
when these male and female gametes fuse together they form ovum or zygote.this is the zygophyte.

male gamete + female gamete = zygote
(haploid) (haploid) (diploid)

Answer 5

i forgot that PHYTE is plant-related.

anyway, take out the root words for each.

GAMETE: sex cells. they always contain only half the chromosomal set. i dont know if this helps but think of it this way: GAMETE --> game ---> single ---> they can always flirt.

whereas, ZYGOTES: are fertilized. paired chromosomal set. taken.

Answer 6

gametophyte is that part which bears gametes and zogophyte is that part which bears zygote. simple!

Answer 7

the indivisual or generation of a plantexhibiting alteration of generations that bears sex organs...{u call also called sporophyte...}...bearing gametangia

zygophyte..plant wid reproductionby union of 2 similar cells...called zygospores....spores formed by such fusion.