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Gametes in the sex organs
A lichen is a plant, usually an alga, and a fungus living symbiotically. Moss is a common name for the Bryophytes, a phylum of usually small plants with a distinctive life cycle. Lichens and moss, though often found in similar environments, aren't really related.
Moss Plant Life Cycle: The capsule of a moss plant releases spores, into which grow to be a green moss plant. Then fertilization between the plant sperm and the egg begins. Soon, an immature stalk and capsule grow from the fully fertilized egg. When the plant is fully mature, spores again start to grow in the capsule. After this a new moss plant is fully grown and matured.
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It starts with spores, then young plant and last of all adult plant.
mosses reproduce in a life cycle that has two very different stages..
Bryophytes or Moss plants life cycle goes with two stages. The two stages are the haploid (gametophyte) and the diploid (sporophyte) which is the dominant stage.
The life cycle of moss is as follows:Sperm and egg are fertilized and form a zygote. The zygote transforms into a gametophyte and then a sporophyte. It undergoes meiosis and grows to form moss.
what effect does water have in the moss lifecycle
what effect does water have in the moss lifecycle
The gametophyte stage of the moss life cycle is the most visible. The reason for this is because it contains chlorophyll.
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The antheridium is the male sex organ of a moss, and the archegonium is the female sex organ. These two, when joined produce moss offspring. So, why is it important in the life cycle of a moss? It's because moss need them so that they can reproduce.
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