Bryophytes Flashcards
Characteristics plants share with green algae
- primary photosynthetic pigments (chlorophyll a, b , carotenoids)
- primary energy storage compound (starch)
- cell walls cellulose
- form phragmoplasts and cell plates during division
phragmoplasts
complex of microtubules and endoplasmic reticulum.
- acts as a framework for cell plate assembly and subsequent formation of the future cell wall separating the two daughter cells.
pectin
pectin helps keep the walls of adjacent cells joined together.
How do plants differ from algae
moss have:
- epidermal cells have a waxy cuticle
- multicelled sporangia surround developing spores
- multicelled gametangia surround developing gametes
- embryos are surrounded by protective cells
Specific bryophye characteristics:
- no vascular tissue… nonvascular plants lack lignified water-conducting tissues
- gametophyte generation is dominant
- fewer specialized tissue
- motile, multiflagellated sperm
three classes of bryophyta
- class sphagnopsida
- class bryopsida
- class andreaopsida
class sphagnopsida
peat mosses
class bryopsida
true mosses
class andreaopsida
rock mosses
phylum bryophyta structure of leaves
- gametophyte thallus is threadlike with narrow leaflike projections attached to stem
- no veins
- thin
- no petiole (leafstalk)
- no mesophyll or stomata
phylum bryophyta axis structure
- no conductive tissue (not a stem)
- may have hydroids (sponge cells that soak up water)
phylum bryophyta rhizoids
- threadlike, anchor base
- help absorb but not a root
Phylum bryophyta gametangia
- form by mitosis near tips of gametophyte or on special stalks
gametangia
specialized organ or cell in which gametes are formed
antheridia
male, looks like hot dog on stick, produces sperm