Are the “leafy” (photosynthetic) portions of the moss part of the sporophyte or gametophyte generation?  What evidence would you use to support your answer?

Q: What are homosporous pteridophytes ? Give example.

A: Homosporous Pteridophytes produce only one type of spores in their sporophytes. These spores are…

Q: Do spike mosses, which produce two kinds of spores and gametophytes, have any advantage over ground…

A: Spike moss are fernlike seedless vascular plants that belong to the family Selaginellaceae that…

Q: What is mosses? Explain the stages occur in mosses.

A: The small, non-vascular plants that belongs to the category/division of bryophytes are known as…

Q: Describe the life history of fern with the significance of alternation of generations.

A: The life cycle of ferns and the other land plants are entirely different. It is so because the…

Q: Name two reasons mosses usually live in moist, shadyhabitats.

A: Step 1 Mosses are radially symmetrical leafy bryophytes in which rhizoids are multicellular and the…

Q: Describe the differences between a liverwort and a moss.

A: The non vascular plants consists of leaf like lobes or stems are called liverworts. The non vascular…

Q: What is the economic importance of bryophytes?

A: Bryophytes are non-vascular small plants like liverworts, hornworts, and mosses. Bryophytes are…

Q: structure and Characteristics of Bryophytes and

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Q: Describe one clumps of moss and attach a picture of your discription

A: Mosses These are flowerless plants that grow in clumps. They don't have roots as they have thin…

Q: Moss gametophyte and sporophyte Describe the colors of the structure and their textures. Indicate…

A: Since you have asked multiple questions, according to our guidelines we are only eligible to answer…

Q: How does the symmetry of a moss gametophyte compare with that of a liverwort gametophyte?

A: Symmetry & other features comparison:                          Liverwort Gametophyte…

Q: Why mosses occur in moist places?

A: Mosses are bryophytes that lack flowers. These plants also lack vascular system and have one cell…

Q: Which of the following would NOT be found in a bryophyte? Mycorrhizal associations Rhizoids а. b. с.…

A: Plants are photosynthetic organisms which have capability of synthesis of food . Plant division…

Q: -. Explain what is meant by alternation of generations, sporophyte and gametophyte.

A: Life cycle of plants:  Seed, sprout, tiny plant, and adult plant are the four phases of the plant…

Q: Use the fern life cycle to answer the following questions in detail and explain: a. Does the…

A: Ferns are those organisms of the plant kingdom that belong to the Phylum Pteridophytes, also known…

Q: Is the sporophyte more prominent in mosses or liverworts?

A: Bryophytes are photosynthetic eukaryotic organisms that comprise 20,000 species of small,…

Q: se you are given a plant belonging to the Division Gnetophyta, how would you tell the genus to which…

A: All the living organism are classifies into the five kingdoms. These five kingdoms includes Plantae,…

Q: Are the "leafy" (photosynthetic) portion of the moss of the sporophyte or gametophyte generation?…

A: Mosses are found in the phylum bryophytes. Bryophytes are also known as amphibian of the plant…

Q: Why are most of the ferns found in moist areas?

A: The pteridophyte is the vascular plant that spreads spores. These are also called as cryptogams. The…

Q: Why are pteridophytes better adapted to dry land than bryophytes? Were Pteridophytes always less…

A: To determine: To detrmine why pteridoophytes better adapted to dry land than bryoophytes and whether…

Q: What are Pteridophytes? Where are they grown?

A: Vascular plants have vascular tissues, which circulate resources through the plant. The vascular…

Q: Why might this moss re-hydrate much quicker than a larger plant? Monilophytes (ferns, whisk ferns,…

A: Monilophytes are also known as ferns are also vascular plants but do not have flowers or seed and…

Q: Describe the life cycle of mosses and compare their gametophyte and sporophyte generations.

A: Mosses: Mosses are also known as heterosporous in which they develop two distinct spores, one is…

Q: Why is the fern able to grow larger than the moss?

A: In the forest understorey, moss and fern species are prevalent. Both moss and fern species are…

Q: Give one significant difference between liverworts and mosses.

A: Mosses are the non-vascular plants that reproduce via spores. These organisms form a separate phylum…

Q: Name two genera of living lycophytes. What are their common names? About how big do they get? Are…

A: Lycophytes is the phylum of spore-bearing vascular plants which comprises of more than 1200 extant…

Q: Difference between liveworts and moss?

A: Bryophytes belong to a non-vascular group of plants which lack an internal organization of a…

Q: Among the three groups of bryophytes, which do you think is probably the closest to the vascular…

A: Bryophytes are small non-vascular plants that grow in wet and shady areas. It doesn't possess…

Q: How do bryophytes differ from other plants?

A: The amphibians of the “Plantae” kingdom are called bryophytes.

Q: How can I determine if a plant is a bryophyte or if it is a seedless vascular plant?

A: Bryophytes are the seedless non-vascular plants and are considered lower plants compared to vascular…

Q: Is the protonema part of the gametophyte or sporophyte generation?

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Q: Why bryophytes do not attain great heights?

A: Plants are non-motile living beings that are capable of producing their own food utilizing the…

Q: What are ferns? Describe its salient features.

A: Ferns Classification Domain-Eukarya Kingdom-Plantae Division-Pteridophyta Class-Pteridopsida…

Q: Why are pteridophytes better adapted to dry land than bryophytes? Were pteridophytes always less…

A: Introduction In this question we have to discuss why are pteridophytes better adapted to dr

Q: Differentiate between sporophyte and gametophyte.

A: Reproduction is the process by which an organism generates more organisms just like itself by means…

Q: this is a moss sporophyte   label the perculum, calyptra, gametophyte, capsule, seta, foot if they…

A: Mosses are small, non-vascular, flowerless, spore-producing plants in the taxonomic division…

Q: Is it possible that moss can grow into trees?

A: Stem is one of the important structural features of plants. They provide support and help in…

Q: The absence of what two major traits indicates that a plant may be a bryophyte?

A: The plant kingdom is mainly comprised of multicellular, photosynthetic, eukaryotic organisms that…

Q: Compare and contrast the sporangia in Lycophytes and Monilophytes

A: Lycophytes belongs to the class lycopodiopsida and this class have more than 1300 remaining species.…

Q: How do fern differs from a moss?

A: Bryophytes are the plant species that play an important role in the regulation of the ecosystem.…

Q: What is a cone? How are cones of conifers similar to those of lycophytes and cycads? How do they…

A: The gymnosperms can be described as a group of seed-producing plants with naked or exposed seeds,…

Q: What are the representatives of Cycadophyta, Ginkgophyta, Coniferophyta, Gnetophyta, and Anthophyta?

A: Cycadophyta: It is a division of gymnosperms comprising of plants with leaves and habit being…

Q: In what ways is fern reproduction similar to mossreproduction? In what ways is fern reproduction…

A: Offspring are produced through reproduction. There are two types of reproduction: sexual and…

Q: What is Pteridophytes? Difference between Pteridophytes and  Bryophytes.

A: Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes belonging to the Plantae kingdom. Kingdom Plantae…

Q: Define heliophytes and sciophytes.Name a plant from your locality that is either heliophyte or…

A: Sciophytes are also known as shade plants and photophobous plants cause they are shade loving plant.…

Q: Name two genera of living lycophytes. What are their common names? About how big do they get? Are…

A: Answer: Introduction: Lycophytes are a class of spore-containing vascular plants having more than…

Q: Topic bryophytes and ferns

A: Liverworts (Hepatophyta) belong to the phylum Bryophyta and these organisms have a simple…

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