Plant reproductive morphology be identical isospores or come in different sizes (microspores and megaspores), but strictly speaking, spores and sporophytes are neither male nor female because they do not produce gametes. The alternate generation, the gametophyte, produces gametes, eggs and/or sperm. A gametophyte can be monoicous (bisexual), producing both eggs and sperm or dioicous (unisexual), either female (producing eggs) or male (producing sperm). In the bryophytes (liverworts, mosses and hornworts), the sexual gametophyte is the dominant generation. In ferns and seed plants (including cycads, conifers, flowering plants, etc.) the sporophyte is the dominant generation. The obvious visible plant, whether a small herb or
Barry Ferns Barry Ferns Barry Ferns is a British stand up comedian, writer, director and actor. He is developing a comedy shorts series "Why Are You Doing This To Me?", films from which have been shown at the LA Comedy Film Festival and New York's Southside Film Festival. He has performed shows at the Edinburgh Festival, held shows on Arthur's Seat, the first audio tour of Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Dial-A-Sketch, and "This Show Belongs To Lionel Richie". He also runs and hosts the Angel Comedy club in Islington. He has written for "School of Comedy" on E4, "The Bearded Ladies" on BBC