Complete the following paragraph to describe the characteristics of liverworts a

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Complete the following paragraph to describe the characteristics of liverworts and mosses. Liverworts and mosses are examples of nonvascular plants. Liverworts such as Marchantia have a smooth upper surface, and a lower surface with _____ that project into the soil. The smooth upper surface of the thallus of a liverwort contains groups of cells called _____ cups that can produce new plant organisms asexually. During sexual reproduction in liverworts, flagellated sperm are produced by _____, and eggs are produced by _____ After fertilization, small sporophytes produce windblown spores Typically, mosses can reproduce asexually by _____.This process allows almost every part of the moss plant to produce _____. During the life cycle of a moss, a _____ will produce upright leafy thalli along its structure. The thalli of a moss produce antheridia and archegonia, which are involved in _____ reproduction.

Explanation / Answer

1. Rhizoids

2. Gemmae

3. i. Antheridia

ii. Archegonia

4. i. Fragmentation

ii.thalli

5. Protonema

6. Sexual reproduction

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