text: how does the sporophytes reproduce? fern sporophytes are interesting in that the organisms that contain this phase have multi generations of cells.  the sporophyte is created through the union of a male and female gametophyte.  the sporophyte is thus a diploid state in terms of chromosomes.   the sporophyte then divides into another form. the name of this form depends on the organism.  for instance mosses and such have protonemas that eventually develop into gametophores.   protozoa such as the organism that causes malaria become mesophytes.  these forms can continue to make more of themselves (another mesophyte in the case of malaria) or differentiate into gametophytes.   this takes the circle back to where we started.  hope that helps.