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?

    <p>Silica</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Silica-containing parts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do Equisetum plants reproduce?

    <p>Through spores</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p><span style="color:#0000FF;">Anthocerophyta (hornworts)</span></p> Signup and view all the answers

    Spike mosses are?

    <p><span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Heterosporous</span></p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Sporangia</span></p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main mode of water absorption in mosses?

    <p>Directly through plant surfaces</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>At the tips of the 'leafy' shoots</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Fragmentation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The capsule</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What structures are absent in moss 'leaves'?

    <p>Both A and C</p> Signup and view all the answers

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