Which of the following is a key difference in the life cycles of higher animals and higher plants (angiosperms)?
A)Gametes are produced by animals, but plants produce diploid spores that act as gametes and undergo fertilization.
B)In animals the zygote is produced by the fusion of haploid sperm and eggs, but in plants the zygote is produce by fusion of a haploid sperm and a diploid egg producing a 3N cell.
C)In animals there is a double fertilization, while in plants only one fertilization event occurs.
D)In animals the immediate products of meiosis are gametes, while in plants the immediate products are haploid spores.
E)Animals have a multicellular gametophyte, while plants produce single cell gametes.

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In animals, meiosis directly leads to the formation of gametes (sperm and eggs), which are haploid. In contrast, higher plants (angiosperms) undergo meiosis to produce haploid spores, which then divide mitotically to form the multicellular gametophyte stage. This gametophyte stage eventually produces the gametes. This distinction highlights a fundamental difference in the reproductive strategies of these two groups.

Which of the Following Is a Key Difference in the Life