Reproduction in Mosses, Liverworts, and Hornworts

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What structures are scattered over the surfaces of whisk fern gametophytes?

Antheridia and archegonia (correct)

Stems and leaves

Sporangia and ligules

Rhizomes and sporophylls

Which plant is heterosporous and has a ligule on each microphyll?

Spike mosses (Selaginella) (correct)

Ground pine (Lycopodium)

Equisetum (horsetails)

Whisk fern

What do club moss spores have been traditionally used for?

Flash powder (correct)

Medicinal purposes

Talcum powder

Food consumption

What are horsetails (Equisetum) known for accumulating in their epidermal cells?

Silica Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the horsetails has been used for medicinal purposes as a diuretic and astringent?

Silica-containing parts Signup and view all the answers

How do Equisetum plants reproduce?

Through spores Signup and view all the answers

Life cycle of Psilotum is associated with which phylum of plants?

Anthocerophyta (hornworts) Signup and view all the answers

Spike mosses are?

Heterosporous Signup and view all the answers

What part of the club moss plant has been historically used for talcum powder?

Sporangia Signup and view all the answers

What is the main mode of water absorption in mosses?

Directly through plant surfaces Signup and view all the answers

Where are the reproductive structures (archegonia and antheridia) located in mosses?

At the tips of the 'leafy' shoots Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the asexual reproduction mode in mosses?

Fragmentation Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the sporophyte generation in mosses is responsible for releasing spores?

The capsule Signup and view all the answers

What structures are absent in moss 'leaves'?

Both A and C Signup and view all the answers

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