Describe Phylum Gingophyta, and explain why and how Ginkgo biloba became the only surviving species. What is the importance of this species to man?

Q: What are homosporous pteridophytes ? Give example.

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

Q: Define the  sporophyte ? Explain why it is helpful for plants ?

A: Alterations of generation in plants is very common. In them sporophytes is one stage in which plant…

Q: horsetails and scouring rushes belong to phylum equisetiphyta psilophyta polypodiophyta lycophyta

A: Certain horsetails called scouring rushes because the stems are rough and durable (due to their high…

Q: Draw a generalized pine tree life cycle and identify the following structures: male and female…

A: pine tree life cycle

Q: Name and briefly describe the three phyla of bryophytes

A: Bryophytes are the group of plants that are closely related to terrestrial plants.  They lack lignin…

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: The non-vascular plants are represented today by three phyla of small herbaceous plants namely:…

A: Non Vascular Plants -- Introduction --Vascular system is very important part of the plant as by the…

Q: There are four phyla that belong to the gymnosperm. Describe Phylum Ginkgophyta and explain why and…

A: Four phyla of gymnosperms are:- 1) Phylum Gnetophyta.  2) Phylum Cycadophyta  3) Phylum Ginkgophyta.…

Q: Describe the function of foot and seta in Funaria sporophyte.

A: Funaria is a common moss belonging to bryophytes. It has a branched axis or stem, spirally arranged…

Q: Explain which portion of the bryophyte life cycle is themost dominant.

A: BASIC INFORMATION  BRYOPHYTES They are referred to as embryophytes which are non - vascular. They…

Q: Define what are heterosporous pteridophytes? Give example.

A: these are the vascular plant they disperse spore they are also known as cryptogams they are seedless…

Q: Xylem Wood and Phloem Seeds |Chloroplast Cuticle and Flower Chlamydomonas Marchantia Psilotum 1 1 1…

A: Phylogenetic tree is a diagram which shows the differences & similarities of characters of…

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: Identify four derived traits that distinguish plants from charophyte green algae and facilitate life…

A: Charophyte green algae are the predecessors of land plants. Some characteristics that land plants…

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: 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: Give the economic and ecological importance of Bamboo (the subfamily Bambusoideae).

A: Bamboos are a diverse group of evergreen perennial flowering plants in the subfamily Bambusoideae of…

Q: Monilophytes and seed plants both have megaphylls, as well as other traits not found in lycophytes.…

A: Evolutionary trends are evident in organisms around the world. In plants too this long evolutionary…

Q: List two features that distinguish the seedless vascular plants from the bryophytes.

A: Bryophytes are the simplest and primitive non-flowering embryophytes that do not contain vascular…

Q: Explain the myth of 'fairy rings' created by the mushrooms after heavy rain in the forest?

A: Fungi are Eukaryotic organisms that includes mushrooms and microorganisms like yeast and molds. They…

Q: Members of Anthophyta have two key adaptations. They are flowers and fruit. cones and seeds. spores…

A: Anthophyta is a phylum which consists of angiosperms. Angiosperms are flowering plants.

Q: Why would it be adaptive for subtropical trees to shed their leaves during seasonal periods of…

A: Temperate deciduous forest biomes are populations of plants distributed in North and South America,…

Q: Compare and contrast the three bryophyte groups in terms of distinguishing morphoanatomical…

A: Comparison:               Criteria              Hornworts               Liverworts…

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: Compare and contrast the lycophyte and bryophyte life cycles with respect to the sizes and longevity…

A: Lycophytes are small and inconspicuous groups of plant today , in Carboniferous some lycophytes were…

Q: What is the significance of the vast fern forests of the Carboniferous? What is the function of the…

A: Introduction: The Carboniferous period refers to 359-299millions of years ago. The part of the late…

Q: Stomata appear in which group of plants? a. Charales b. liverworts c. hornworts d. mosses

A: They are present on the leaf epidermis and consists of two bean shaped cells called guard cells…

Q: what is the sporangial development characteristic of the fern.

A: Introduction: Ferns lie under the phylum Pteridophyta. It is a non-flowering plant and hence does…

Q: Both mosses and ferns A. have swimming sperm B. have vascular tissue C. have leaves D. all of the…

A: A and C is the correct option for mosses Mosses have flagellated sperm that swim through water to…

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: What are the contributions seagrass ecosystem to people in arabian gulf?

A: Humans have been using seagrasses for over 10,000 years. They've been used to fertilize crops,…

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: Bryophytes are often considered to be primitive. Do they lack something that “advanced” plants…

A: Bryophytes include liverwort, miss and ferns. Bryophytes are considered to be primitive plant's

Q: Think about the Coniferophyta and the Magnoliophyta of this chapter. Which has more families,…

A: Phylum Magnoliophyta is also known as angiosperms and is referred to as flowering plants, and thus,…

Q: Why are both bryophytes and fern (with fern allies) are restricted in habitats with significant…

A: Bryophytes are the simplest and primitive non flowering, embryophytes that do not contain vascular…

Q: Identify the sporophyte and gametophyte generations

A: Bryophytes are belongs to plant kingdom and also called amphibians as they required water or…

Q: The following structures are found on the underside of fern leaves and contain sporangia: a. sori b.…

A: The ferns leaves are often known as fronds. It is usually made of a leafy blade and petiole or leaf…

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: Bryophytes and pteridophytes are amphibians of the plant kingdom. What is the justification of such…

A: Amphibians are certain species that live both on earth and in water.

Q: Describe three environments that allow bryophytes tocoexist with vascular plants.

A: Plant with a specific conduction system that involves the xylem and phloem are termed vascular…

Q: Where is the moss sporophyte found in relation to the gametophyte?

A: Plant Kingdom consists of plants that is autotrophic and  photosynthetic organism . It is divided…

Q: Give example of some common bryophytes.

A: Bryophytes are non-vascular land plants. They mostly grow in cold and moist places, but some species…

Q: Topic bryophytes and ferns

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

Q: Are the “leafy” (photosynthetic) portions of the moss part of the sporophyte or gametophyte…

A: Mosses are the multicellular organisms containing photosynthetic parts(leafy parts) like the plants.…

Q: Explain why there are no tree-sized bryophytes.

A: Plants on land are divided into two types: vascular plants and non-vascular plants (also called as…