week 7 Flashcards
what are non vascular plants
They lack vascular tissue
are non vascular plants autotropic and why
yes cuz they contain chlorophyll A
do non vascular plants have cell walls,
yes they have cellulose
importance of plants
- dominant primary producers, and base of food chain
Liverworts
phylum Hepaticophyta
- earliest land plants
reproductive feature of liverwarts
phylum hepaticophyta
gemmae
splash cups
what are Gemmae (splash clubs)
they are shaped like lensus, and they are located on the thallus
how do gametes disperse with gammae
raindrops disperse them so they can reproduce
what is a thallus
plant body and it containts pores to help exchange air
MOSSES
phylum byrophyta
- another type of nonvascular plant, found in moist forests, extreme environments.
What are the reproductive characteristics of Mosses
the are DIOECIOUS
WHAT IS DIOECIOUS
Seperate Male and Female Parts
can mosses self fertilize
no cuz seperation of sexes
hornwarts
phylum anthocerophyta
type of nonvascular plant, smallest group
what is another name for non vascular plants
byrophytes
Seedless vascular plants characteristics
1) do not produce seeds
2) have a well developed vascular tissue for transporting nutrients
4 seedless vascular plants
ferns, horsetails, whisk ferns ,club mosses
Ferns
PHYLUM PTEROPHYTA
diverse and species rich, have fronds (well developed leaves)
Horsetails
PHYLUM PTEROPHYTA
Whisk Ferns
PHYLUM PTEROPHYTA
Club Mosses
phylum lycophyta
have small scale leaves branch off from stem
