Which Life Cycle Stage is Found in Plants but Not

Question

Which life cycle stage is found in plants but not animals?
A) gamete
B) zygote
C) multicellular diploid
D) multicellular haploid
E) unicellular diploid

Accepted Answer

Plants have a multicellular haploid life cycle stage, known as the gametophyte, which is not found in animals. The gametophyte produces gametes (haploid cells) through mitosis, which then fuse during fertilization to form a diploid zygote, the first cell of the sporophyte stage. The sporophyte is the multicellular diploid stage found in both plants and animals.