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Mosses are bryophytes which are plants that don't have vascular tissue (tissue to transport water, food, minerals, etc.). They absorb their food and water through the surface of their bodies. However, moss and hornworts have stomata which are pores that specialize in the exchange of CO2 and O2 between the atmosphere and the interior of the plant. Stomata are useful to plants because it aids in keeping water from evaporating quickly from inside the plant especially during hot weather conditions.
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Mosses and liverworts absorb nutrients and water through their body surfaces, as they lack complex vascular tissues for transport like higher plants. They use osmosis and diffusion to move water and nutrients from cell to cell throughout their bodies. These simple mechanisms allow them to distribute food and water effectively.
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What is a small plant that lacks vascular tissue?
Plants such as the mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.
Is a marchantia a moss?
Yes, Marchantia is a genus of liverworts, which are not mosses. Liverworts belong to the plant division Marchantiophyta, while mosses belong to the division Bryophyta. Both liverworts and mosses are classified as bryophytes, which are non-vascular plants.
How is a liverwort different from a moss?
1. The gametophytic plant body may be thallose or foliose in Mosses The gametophytic plant body in liverworts can be prostrate, branched filamentous, thalloid protenema or leafy erect gametophyte in Liverworts 2. On the ventral surface of the thallus unicellular rhizoids and simple multicellular scales are present in Mosses. Rhizoids are multicellular branched with oblique septa in Liverworts. 3. Sex organs are present on the dorsal surface of the thallus and develop from superficial cells in Mosses. Sex organs develop from the superficial cells from the tip of the leafy gametophyte in Liverworts. 4. Elaters are generally present in Mosses but absent in Riccia. Elaters are absent in Liverworts. 5. Stomata and chlorophyll are absent in the wall of the capsule of the Sporophyte in Mosses Stomata and chlorophyll are present for gaseous exchange in the sporophyte in Liverworts. 6. Dehiscence of the capsule is irregular in Mosses. Dehiscence of the capsule is regular in liverworts.
Harmful effects of mosses and liverworts?
Mosses and liverworts are generally harmless and beneficial to the environment. In some cases, dense growth of mosses and liverworts can accumulate and retain excess moisture, which may create a damp environment that is unsuitable for certain plants to grow. However, they do not directly cause harmful effects; rather, their presence may indicate specific environmental conditions.
How do mosses and liverworts differ from vascular plant?
The vascular plants are differentiated in to root and shoot having conducting tissue in the form of xylem and phloem whereas mosses and liverworts have rhizoides in place of roots and lack xylem and phloem.
What is a small plant that lacks vascular tissue?
Plants such as the mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.
Is a marchantia a moss?
Yes, Marchantia is a genus of liverworts, which are not mosses. Liverworts belong to the plant division Marchantiophyta, while mosses belong to the division Bryophyta. Both liverworts and mosses are classified as bryophytes, which are non-vascular plants.
Mosses and liverworts are what plants?
vascular
Do liverworts have spores?
liverworts do not have roots, flowers or sterms
What are the two types of nonvascular plants?
Mosses and Liverworts.
Name a nonvascular plant?
Liverworts, mosses, algae.
What is a seedless plants?
Mosses, ferns, and liverworts have no plants.
Name examples of non vascular plants?
mosses and liverworts
Does mosses and liverworts is a non vascular?
Yes they are non vascular
What are the three classes of Bryophytes?
Marchantiophyta (liverworts), (hornworts), (mosses).
Mosses and liverworts absorb water from the soil by the process of what?
Mosses and liverworts absorb water from the soil through a process called osmosis. This is the movement of water molecules from an area of high concentration (in the soil) to an area of lower concentration (inside the plant cells).
What has the author K W Allison written?
K. W. Allison has written: 'The mosses of New Zealand' -- subject(s): Mosses 'The liverworts of New Zealand' -- subject(s): Identification, Liverworts
