Plants Without Seeds

What do ferns and mosses have in common, even though they don't look alike?

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There are three major groups of nonvascular plants:

• hornworts

• fungus

• mosses

• mold

• liverworts

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With more than 10,000 species, (a)   are the most diverse group of nonvascular plants.

Thin, root-like structures called ________ anchor the moss and absorb water and nutrients from the soil.

• rhizoids
• capsule

• seta

• stem

There are more than 8,000 species of (a)   .

Where can you find liverworts growing?

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Which part in mosses contains the spores?

• rhizoids

• stem

• capsule

• seta

There are fewer than 100 species of (a)   .

Where do hornworts live?

What are the two characteristics seedless plants share?