Please see following questions, i am stuck on these help would be appreciated, t
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Please see following questions, i am stuck on these help would be appreciated, thanks.
1. How is the overall structure of a moss different from that of aquatic algae? How is this morphological difference related to living on land vs. living in the water?
2. How is the overall structure of a moss different from that of vascular plants? How is this morphological difference related to the plants' sizes and environments?
3. How is a moss “leaf” (not considered a true leaf) similar to a flowering plant’s leaf? How is it different? (You'll need to refer to Plants II for this.)
4. How is a moss rhizoid similar to a flowering plant’s root? How is it different?
5. How does water get from the ground to the upper part of a moss?
6. When you’re looking at a moss, what’s haploid? What’s diploid?
7.Which life cycle stage is bigger and longer-lived in mosses – sporophyte or gametophyte? Is this stage haploid or diploid?
Explanation / Answer
1ans) moss is multi cellular where as aquatic algae is unicellular or multicellular. specialised tissue cells are present in the moss where are no specialised tissue is present in the aquatic algae. As the aquatic algae doesnt contain any specialized tissue cells all the cells can absorb the water and nutrients where as in the mosses specialised tissue is present to absorb the water and nutrients.
2ans) In moss specialized vascular tissue is absent where as in vascular plants specialized vascular tissue is present for the transport of water and nutrients. As the mosses doesnt contain the vascular tissue they cannot grow taller. water is necessary for fertilization in mosses where as in vascular plants water is not necessary for fertilization.
3ans) moss leaf look likes a flowering plants leaf, but it lacks the vascular tissue.
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