Refer to the life cycles illustrated in Figure 13.1 to answer the following questions.

Figure 13.1
-In a life cycle such as that shown in part III of Figure 13.1, if the zygote's chromosome number is 10, which of the following will be true?

Question

Refer to the life cycles illustrated in Figure 13.1 to answer the following questions.
  
Figure 13.1
-In a life cycle such as that shown in part III of Figure 13.1, if the zygote's chromosome number is 10, which of the following will be true?

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

In a typical alternation of generations life cycle, the zygote is diploid, so the sporophyte is also diploid with 10 chromosomes. The gametophyte is haploid, having half the number of chromosomes, which is 5.

Refer to the Life Cycles Illustrated in Figure 13