Will mark! what is the first step in the life cycle of a plant that reproduces sexually? a. a new plant develops b. a seed is produced. c. the seed falls to the ground and germinates. d. a sperm cell fertilizes an egg cell.

How are the reproductive cycles of a fungus and a pteridophyte similar? a)both organisms form fruiting bodies that produce diploid seeds. b)both organisms produce haploid spores and exhibit diploid and haploid stages. c)both organisms reproduce sexually when two haploid hyphae fuse. d)both organisms exhibit a diploid stage and are only able to reproduce asexually.