Moss and All Bryophytes
Moss and All Bryophytes
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1. What are the main characteristics of the bryophytes?
Bryophytes are nonvascular plants, i.e., they do not have conductive tissues and they perform transport of water and nutrients by diffusion; they are cryptogamic, i.e., they do not present flowers or seeds; they are small in size; they present water-dependant fecundation; in their life cycle the lasting form is haploid (the gametophyte) and the sporophyte depends on the gametophyte to survive.
2. What are the main bryophyte groups?
The main bryophyte groups are the mosses, the liverworts and the hornworts.
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