1.4.2 Bryophytes
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what are the most primitive terrestrial plants?
Bryophytes
what is unique about the life cycle of bryophytes
the gametophyte (n) is bigger and dominant over the sporophyte
what were the ancestors of fern allies?
hornworts
how many species of moss?
10-15k
what carries the the sporophyte in the mosses?
upright gametophyte
what primitive conducting tissues are found in mosses?
hydroids - water leptoids - sugar
what is a key ecological role of moss in the rainforests?
It is responsible for holding wast quantities of water at high altitudes that feed rivers
what is the primitive leaf structure of the liverworts called?
thallus
do liverworts have separate male and female plants?
yesss
describe the photsynthesis anatomy of the hornwort
single large chloroplast with pyrenoids