[Campbell Biology P.872] What are the key traits of the angiosperm life cycle, often remembe... | Practice Question

What are the key traits of the angiosperm life cycle, often remembered as the "three Fs," and which generation is dominant?

  • A: Flowers, double fertilization, and fruits; sporophyte is dominant.
  • B: Fertilization, fission, and fruits; gametophyte is dominant.
  • C: Flowers, flagella, and fruits; gametophyte is dominant.
  • D: Fusion, flowers, and fertilization; sporophyte is dominant.

Explanation

The text explicitly states: 'The key traits of the angiosperm life cycle can be remembered as the "three Fs"—flowers, double fertilization, and fruits.' It also clearly mentions: 'In angiosperms, the sporophyte is the dominant generation: It is larger, more conspicuous, and longer-lived than the gametophyte.'