6. Bryophytes

Question 1

MERISTEM

Answer 1

Region of embryonic cells that produces new cells.

Question 2

DIOECOUS/MONOECIOUS

Answer 2

Di = male and female organs on separate organisms, mono = same.

Question 3

ARCHEGONIA

Answer 3

Multicellular structure in which single egg is produced.

Question 4

ANTHERIDIA

Answer 4

Multi or unicellular structure that produces sperm.

Question 5

MATROTROPHY

Answer 5

Pertaining to a form of nutrition provided by the maternal gametophyte.

Question 6

PROTONEMA

Answer 6

The first stage in development of the gametophyte of mosses and some liverworts, can be filamentous or plate like.

Question 7

PLACENTA

Answer 7

Transfer cells with highly branched cell wall ingrowth.

Question 8

GAMETOPHORE

Answer 8

Fertile stalk that bears gametophores.

Question 9

PEAT

Answer 9

Accumulation/compression of sphagnum mosses in cold/wet places, stores large amounts of non-CO2 Carbon.

Question 10

OPERCULUM

Answer 10

Lid of the sporangium in mosses.

Question 11

HADROM

Answer 11

Central stand of water-conducting cells found in the axes of some moss gametophytes or sporophytes.

Question 12

LEPTOM

Answer 12

Food conducting tissue consisting of leptoids; surrounds the hadrom in the axes of some sporophytes or gametophytes.