👉 In botany, a gametophyte is an individual plant cell that has just formed from a single seed. It is characterized by its small size and the presence of specialized structures like chloroplasts, which are responsible for photosynthesis. Gametophytes are found in the gymnosperms (trees) family, and they are often called ferns due to their distinctive leaves and spines. Gametophytes have a simpler structure compared to gametophytic plants,