Difference between Homosporous and Heterosporous
Difference between Homosporous and Heterosporous are in tabular form below –
No. | Homosporous |
Heterosporous |
Definition |
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1. | Most ferns or plants which can produce only one type of spore is known as Homosporous | All seed plants which can produce dissimilar spores from two types of sporangia are known as Heterosporous. |
Type of spores |
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2. | Homosporous contain only one type of spores which is small in size. | Heterosporous contain two types of spores which are small and large in size. |
Unisexual or Bisexual |
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3. | Homosporous have gametophyte which is bisexual. | Heterosporous have gametophyte which is unisexual. |
Size of Spores |
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4. | All the spores in Homosporous are of same size. | All the spores in Heterosporous have two different sizes. |
Gametophyte and type of sporangia |
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5. | Homosporous contains only one type of gametophyte and sporangia. | Heterosporous contain two types gametophytes i.e. Male gametophyte, Female gametophyte and two types of sporangia i.e. Microsporangia and Megasporangia |
Dominant |
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6. | Gametophytes of Homosporous are dominant. | Sporophytes of Heterosporous are dominant. |