Assertion: gametophyte | /r/HasProperty | small
Facets:
value: very
type: DEGREE
value: in gymnosperms, and flowering plants
type: OTHER
value: relatively
type: DEGREE
value: in ferns
type: LOCATION
value: compared to the sporophyte
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The gametophyte is small and insignificant compared to the sporophyte and it often grows in close association with fungi.
text: In ferns, the sporophyte is dominant; the gametophyte is tiny and short-lived.
text: The gametophyte, on the other hand, is a tiny heart-shaped plant that may be easily mistaken for a totally different species from the sporophyte generation.
text: The obvious visible plant, whether a small herb or a large tree, is the sporophyte, and the gametophyte is very small.
text: In nonseed vascular plants, such as ferns and horsetails, both the gametophyte and sporophyte are green and photosynthetic, and the gametophyte is small and without vascular tissue.
text: In ferns, gymnosperms, and flowering plants (angiosperms), the gametophytes are relatively small and the sporophyte is much larger.
text: The gametophyte is small, bisexual, photosynthetic, and free-living.
text: The gametophytes are very small, usually less than two millimeters long.
text: In seed plants, the sporophytic generation is dominant and free-living, and the gametophytes are very small and dependent on the sporophyte for nutrients.
text: Although gametophytes are small and undergo few cell divisions, they are crucial for producing the next generation.