Why do moss plants produce very large number of male gametes? Provide one reason.

What are these gametes called?

Moss plants produce a large number of male gametes to increase the chances of fertilisation, as the eggs are located in the archegonium and the male gametes have to swim in water to reach the eggs for fertilisation to occur. The male gametes are called antherozoids.

 

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It is for increasing the chances of fertilisation. These gametes are called antherozoids

Moss produce a big number of male gametes toincrease the changes of fertilization, as the eggs are located in the archegonium and the male gametes have to swim in water to reach the eggs for fertilization to occur. The gametes are called antherozoids.

Male gamete is motile whereas female gamete is non-motile.There is a need for medium through which male gametes move. In bryophytes and pteridophytes,water is the medium to which male gametes are released and they move so as to reach the female gamete for fusion.A large number of male gametes,however ,fail to reach the female gametes.To compensate this loss of malegametes during transport, a large number of male gametes are produced.