Bryophytes and Seedless Vascular Plants

All of these are bryophytes except:

• ferns

• mosses

• liverworts

• hornworts

This part of the bryophte is the female structure and contains the egg:

• antheridia

• archegonia

Why do bryophytes have to be around water part of the year?

• So they are able to stay wet

• So they can anchor in the soil better

• So the sperm can swim to the egg.

• So they can tolerate low temperatures

When sphagnum moss dies, it accumulates into a substance known as:

• antherida

• archaegonia

• gametophytes

• peat

What is phloem's function in a plant?

• Carries nutrients

• Carries water upward from the roots

• Carries oxygen to the plant

• Carries carbon dioxide away from the plant

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What is xylem's function in a plant?

• carries nutrients

• carries water upward from the roots

• carries oxygen to the plant

• carries carbon dioxide away from the plant

A substance that makes cells walls of a plant rigid are known as

• xylem

• phloem

• vascular tissue

• lignin

All of the following are spore bearing vascular plants except:

• club mosses

• ferns

• horsetails

• rhizomes

A frond on a fern is known as a

• leaf

• root

• stem

• cone

Rhizomes are

• leaves

• roots

• stems

• cones