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Mosses belong to the division Bryophyta. Bryophytes are generally terrestrial plants but they need water in order to reproduce. As moss is a bryophyte even it is a terrestrial plant which needs abundant moisture for growth and reproduction. So mosses (Bryophytes) are called the amphibians of the Plant Kingdom.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 7y agoBryophytes are called amphibious because most of the bryophytes grow in damp shaded areas but some of the bryophytes are aquatic. When the water dries up, these aquatic plants can still grow on dry caked mud showing amphibious traits.
Another reason bryophytes can be called amphibious is because they need water to transfer the sperm to the egg during reproduction, it can be even a film of water or a splashing bubble of a raindrop.
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∙ 10y agoNeed to be near/in water to live and reproduce.
Rocking Rajan
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∙ 8y agoThey are able to survive on land and in water.
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∙ 11y agoit is because they need water for fertilization
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What are mosses and their relatives generally called?
bryophytes, or nonvascular plants.
Small plants such as mosses which survive without transpiration system are called?
Bryophytes.
Are bryophytes seedless?
Bryophytes are the most simple land plants. They are nonvascular, seedless, and they reproduce through spores. These plants include mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.
What are the reproductive structures of bryophytes called?
the male structures are called antheridium and female archegonium
Is xylem and phloem present in bryophytes?
No, bryophytes are classified as NON-vascular plants. Both xylem and phloem are vascular tissues.
What are mosses and their relatives generally called?
bryophytes, or nonvascular plants.
Why are bryophytes called non vascular plants?
because they lack xylem and phloem.
Small plants such as mosses which survive without transpiration system are called?
Bryophytes.
Do bryophytes have lignified tissue?
Bryophytes are small, low growing plants that are found in moist environments. Bryophytes do not have lignified tissue. Lignified tissue is hard like a tree bark.
The first plants were?
Bryophytes.
What are mosses and ferns?
They are bryophytes.
Which plants dose not have roots?
Bryophytes.
What are some examples of dicot angiosperm?
The non-vascular, bryophytes, plants called horworts.
Which of the two main plant groups do mosses and liverworts belong to?
Mosses are bryophytes. Liverworts (aka hepatics), while referred to as bryophytes, are called marchantiophytes.Both of these groups are non-vascular plants, along with the hornworts.
First land inhabitating plants are?
bryophytes
What kinds of bryophytes are vascular plants?
none
Are bryophytes seedless?
Bryophytes are the most simple land plants. They are nonvascular, seedless, and they reproduce through spores. These plants include mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.
