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Mosses need water to reproduce sexually but many mosses also make use of vegetative reproduction techniques, some of which are dependent on water (for some, for example, the kinetic energy of falling water droplets) and other techniques depend on dry conditions.
Mosses produce female and male structures known as archegoniums and antheridiums, respectively. These in turn produce eggs and sperms. Sometimes they appear on one and the same moss plant and sometimes they appear on different individuals. But even if they appear on the same plant they are always a distance apart, so in order for the gametes to meet, the male sperm is motile. It is equipped with two long tails and is able to swim quite effectively. But, of course, only when there's water present.
Therefore, mosses can only reproduce sexually in wet conditions, either during rainy weather or in the presence of dew.
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How do ferns and mosses get water?
mosses and ferns get water by absorbing the moistness
What is one difference between conifers and mosses?
Conifers have good roots, but mosses' roots are not proper. Also conifers reproduce by making seeds that develop in cones, but mosses reproduct by making spores.
Where are mosses and liverwort grow?
In water
Does bryophytes require water fertilization?
No, angiosperms do not need water to reproduce. Bryophytes, or mosses, need water to reproduce-the sperm cells swim to the egg by following a trail of chemicals in the water. Thus, mosses reproduce in wet, rainy seasons of the year. Angiosperms, on the other hand, do not require water because the stamen releases male gametophytes, pollen grains, that are carried by the wind to the egg in the carpel.
Why do plants grow taller and thicker than mosses?
Beacause they have a tube to carry food and water, while mosses do not
What are the characteristics of mosses?
The characteristic is that hey are non-vascular and so it has the characteristics of moss. That's the answer for it
How do ferns and mosses get water?
mosses and ferns get water by absorbing the moistness
Why moss plants need water for reproduction?
The water carries the gametes(sperm) to the other mosses for pollination.
Why do mosses need water for fertilization?
They need this to keep them hydrated. It helps the mosses and other plants to continue growing in that area.
What is one difference between conifers and mosses?
Conifers have good roots, but mosses' roots are not proper. Also conifers reproduce by making seeds that develop in cones, but mosses reproduct by making spores.
Are mosses vascular or nonvascular?
Mosses are non-vascular because they have no vascular tissue inside of them. That is why mosses need to live near moist areas so they can absorb the water directly because they don't have long roots to absorb the water.
Mosses and liverworts absorb water from the soil by the process of what?
Mosses and liverworts absorb water from the soil through the process of osmosis.
Where are mosses and liverwort grow?
In water
What mosses need to survive?
watermelons
How do peacocks reproduct?
he do with sperm
When was Tamaki Nami Reproduct Best created?
Tamaki Nami Reproduct Best was created on 2009-03-25.
Why do Vascular plants grow taller and thicker than mosses?
Beacause they have a tube to carry food and water, while mosses do not
