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First plants on land |
Bryophyte |
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Types of bryophyte |
Hornworts Liverworts Mosses |
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Are bryophytes monophyletic |
No |
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Where do bryophytes grow |
All over the world |
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Epiphytic |
Grow on trunks, leaves And stems |
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Lithophytic |
Grow on rock |
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Bryophytes that live on rock |
Lithophytic |
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Bryophytes that live on trunks, stems and leaves |
Epiphytic |
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Ecological functions of bryophytes |
Pioneer species, nutrient cycling, habitat creation, insulation, carbon sequestration |
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Bryophyte pioneer species |
Pave way for other species to live in new habitats, rock weathering |
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Modifications of bryophytes for terrestrial living |
Waxy cuticles, apical- meristems, spores, sporopollenin, archegonium, antheridium, alternation of generations |
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What type of bryophyte is closest to terrestrial plants |
Moss |
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Do bryophyte sperm swim |
Yes, flagella |
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Bryophyte dominant stage |
Gametophyte |
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Things bryophytes need to work on for terrestrial life |
Dependence on water. Reproductive structures subject to desiccation. Sperm swim outside. Spore movement not great. Most of body is haploid. |
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Vascular tissue in bryophytes |
None |
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What is the only land group without stomata |
Liverworts |
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Liverworts dominant stage |
Gametophyte |
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Bryophyte asexual reproduction |
Fragmentation. All parts of gametophyte and some of sporophyte can produce asexual plants |
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Bryophyte lineage |
From charaphytes, to vascular plants |
