1.  What might be the direct consequence to liverworts if the gene for the expression of elaters is deleted? a. Leaching of special oil in the sporangium b. Desiccation of the sporangium c. Inefficient water absorption in the air d. Non-dispersal of spores in the sporangium 2.  Which group of non-vascular plants has the best carbon capture mechanism? a. Bryophyta b. Chlorophyta c. Marchantiophyta d. Anthocerophyta 3.  Three unknown non-vascular plant species are collected by Biology 3 students. Which characters can BEST discriminate them from one another? I. protonema  II. special organelles  III. seta  IV. calyptra  V. capsule  VI. stalk a. I,III,V b. III,IV,V c. I,II,III d. II,IV,VI

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What might be the direct consequence to liverworts if the gene for the expression of elaters is deleted?

a.

Leaching of special oil in the sporangium

b.

Desiccation of the sporangium

c.

Inefficient water absorption in the air

d.

Non-dispersal of spores in the sporangium

2. 

Which group of non-vascular plants has the best carbon capture mechanism?

a.

Bryophyta

b.

Chlorophyta

c.

Marchantiophyta

d.

Anthocerophyta

3. 

Three unknown non-vascular plant species are collected by Biology 3 students. Which characters can BEST discriminate them from one another?

I. protonema 

II. special organelles 

III. seta 

IV. calyptra 

V. capsule 

VI. stalk

a.

I,III,V

b.

III,IV,V

c.

I,II,III

d.

II,IV,VI

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