In mosses, the leaves are very primitive because:

Q: Describe two adaptations that are present in mosses, but not hornworts or liverworts, which reflect…

A: Bryophytes are also known as amphibian of the plants kingdom because these plants grow on land but…

Q: Describe the major classes of seedless vascular plants

A: The vascular system is an organized arrangement of specialized tissues called Xylem and Phloem,…

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: 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: 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: How are the leaves of pines different from those of broadleaf flowering plants?

A: The pine trees (class Gymnospermae, family Pinaceae) don’t have any flower or fruit but the ovule…

Q: How do the leaves of xerophytes differ from those of hydrophytes? What is the significance of this…

A: A leaf is a vascular plant's main lateral appendage, generally borne above ground and adapted for…

Q: What is the role of strobili or cones in plant kingdom?

A: Plants are mainly multicellular plants that have ability to perform photosynthesis and belong to…

Q: Which of these plant phyla is likely to have the largest leaves?a. liverwortsb. hornwortsc. mossesd.…

A: Liverworts, hornworts and mosses belong to phylum Bryophyta which includes seedless non-vascular…

Q: Certain eudicot clades contain plants with many relictual features. Name and describe several.

A: Eudicotidae is a clade present in the flowering plants having two seed leaves after germination. The…

Q: Describe the four groups of seedless vascular plants

A: Introduction: Vascular plants are also known as tracheophytes. These plants have specialised tissues…

Q: Plastids of Glaucophytes are called ________________. It is derived from the ______________…

A: Glaucophytes  They are the small group of photosynthic algae. They are ancient fresh water…

Q: Identify each of the following structures as haploid or diploid.(A) sporophyte(B) spore(C)…

A: Kingdom Plantae consist of all the plants on the earth. The life cycle of organisms is the series of…

Q: Bryophytes form a monophyletic group that transitions between green algae and vascular plants.…

A: Bryophytes are the primitive type of land plants that do not have true leaves, roots and shoots.…

Q: Seedless vascular plants have a reduced gametophyte include only ferns and their allies have a…

A: Seedless vascular plants have properties similar to their name. They have vascular tissue, xylem and…

Q: In mosses draw the structure of funaria,gametophyte,and sporophyte?

A: Mosses come under Bryophyta and their life cycle begins with the release of spores from a capsule…

Q: Moss gametophytes are;

A: Correct option: 2) Small, Green and Photosynthetic

Q: among liverworts, hornworts, and mosses, which is the closest to vascular plants? what are the…

A: Vascular plants, otherwise called Tracheophyta, structures an enormous group of plants that are…

Q: Give a biological reason why in some xerophytes ,leaves are modified into spines.

A: A leaf is a lateral appendage present on the stem of vascular plants. This structure is specialized…

Q: Features Used in spore Gametophyte form Characteristic of Others Group dispersal seta Liverworts…

A: Bryophytes are group of plant that are simple , without conducting tissue and present to grow on…

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 is not true regarding Bryophytes? Lack roots, stems and leaves Include…

A: The correct answer is option (c) sporophyte is the dominant generation.In bryophytes, the dominant…

Q: Explain role of meiosis and mitosis in the Lifecycle of bryophytes

A: Bryophytes are lower groups in the plant kingdom. They are often called amphibians of the plant…

Q: In 500 to 1000 words discuss extensively the distinguishing features of Mosses including its life…

A: Mosses are also called the “Amphibians of the plant kingdom”. Mosses live in damp and shady…

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: In which structure are sperm produced and stored in the Monilophyta? sporangia archegonia antheridia

A: Monilophytes are the vascular plants or ferns.

Q: What are xerophytes? Give some examples of xerophytes.

A: The term xerophyte can be defined as the plant species that have evolved over time to survive in dry…

Q: Do mosses have an alternation of isomorphic or heteromorphic generations? That is, can you easily…

A: Mosses belongs to bryophytes. The bryophytes are also known as amphibians of the plant kingdom…

Q: What is the position of the sporangia (describe specific position/orientation of sporangia on the…

A: A sporangium or sporangia is term used for spore case in which spore are produced

Q: What are reasons for dominance of vascular plants?

A: Vascular plants possess conducting tissues: xylem and phloem. Xylem helps in the transportation of…

Q: What adaptations do ferns have that both algae and bryophytes lack?

A: Bryophytes are thought to have descended from algae. Both algae and bryophytes have cellulose-based…

Q: Why are the stem-like and leaf-like structures of a moss plant not called stem and leaves?

A: Bryophytes belong to a non-vascular plant, which lack an internal organization of a vascular system…

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: Rank the relative size of the gametophyte generation in the following plant lineages: Bryophyte…

A: Plants show alternation of generation where they complete their life cycle in two phases - a diploid…

Q: One reason that mosses are dependent on wet environments is; They lack a cuticle They do not have…

A: Bryophytes like greeneries, mosses and liverworts are little to such an extent that they can depend…

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: Define the following terms related to alterations of generations: a.Gametophyte b.Sporophyte

A: Alteration of generation is a characteristic of all the land plants. In alteration of generation,…

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 are three main parts of vascular plants?

A: Vascular plants are also known as tracheophytes. They are a large group of land plants that have…

Q: Give three ecological importance of ferns.…

A: Ferns belong to the a group of vascular plants that can undergo reproduction via spores. These…

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

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

Q: What are three kinds of vascular plants?

A: Vascular plants, which are also known as tracheophytes form a large group of land plants, which have…

Q: True or False: Chlorophytes share a common ancestor with euglenophytes?

A: Chlorophytes share a common ancestor with euglenophytes