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clearly differentiated stem and leaves.
-JH.
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Does liverworts have a stem?
Yes, liverworts have a simple stem-like structure called a thallus that lacks true vascular tissue. The thallus is where most of the photosynthesis and nutrient absorption occurs in liverworts.
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.
Are young leaves of liverworts know as fiddleheads?
No, fiddleheads typically refer to the coiled young fronds of ferns. Liverworts are a different type of plant that do not produce fiddleheads. Liverworts have a different growth pattern and structure compared to ferns.
Are liverworts seedless?
Yes, liverworts are seedless plants that reproduce through spores. They are part of a group of plants known as bryophytes, which also includes mosses and hornworts. Liverworts have a simple structure with no vascular system for transporting water and nutrients.
What structures are absent in the liverworts?
Liverworts lack vascular tissues, such as xylem and phloem, which are present in higher plants for the transport of water and nutrients. They also do not have true roots, stems, or leaves; instead, their body is typically a flattened thallus or simple leafy structures. Additionally, liverworts do not possess stomata for gas exchange, relying instead on diffusion through their surfaces.
What are gemae?
small cup-shaped structure in liverworts that contains many haploid cells; used for asexual reproduction
Are there more species of hornworts or liverworts?
Liverworts!
What phylum do liverworts belong to?
Liverworts belong to the phylum Marchantiophyta.
What structure is absent in the cells of fungi preventing them from performing photosynthesis?
big ding a lings
What structure os absent in the cells of fungi thereby preventing them from performing photisynthesis?
Chloroplasts
What is a thallus?
A thallus is the main body of a plant or fungus that lacks roots, stems, or leaves. It is a simple, undifferentiated structure that is characteristic of lower plants like algae, lichens, and liverworts.
Do liverworts have spores?
liverworts do not have roots, flowers or sterms
