You have learned that flowering plants have a dominant sporophyte and mosses have a dominant gametophyte.  Having two unequal life cycle stages is called heteromorphy. Certain algae have a homomorphous relationship between their two life cycle stages.  Homomorphy likely means

A. the organism does not undergo alternation of generations.
B. the two life cycle stages are equal.
C. the organism is always a sporophyte.
D. the organism is always a gametophyte.


Answer: B

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