BSC2011L Quiz 2 (20/21)
1. archegoniophore 2. archegonia
1. the female portion of the gametophore (Marchantia) 2. contains a single egg cell
1. antheridiophore 2. antheridia
1. the top portion of the male gametophore (Marchantia) 2. contains numerous sperm cells
Macroanatomy of Lycopodium (club moss)
Which club moss?
Microanatomy of Lycopodium (club moss)
Which club moss?
Microanatomy of Selaginella
Which club moss?
Selaginella
Which club moss?
Macroanatomy of a Fern
Which fern?
Microanatomy of a Fern
Which fern?
Macroanatomy of Equisetum (horsetail/scouring rush)
Which horsetail?
Life cycle of a moss (Bryophyta)
Which life cycle is presented?
Life cycle of Equisetum (horsetail/scouring rush)
Which life cycle is shown?
Life cycle of Lycopodium (club moss)
Which life cycle is shown?
Life cycle of Selaginella sp. (club moss)
Which life cycle is shown?
Macroanatomy of Polytrichum (moss)
Which moss?
Microanatomy of Polytrichum (moss)
Which moss?
Sphagnum "peat moss"
Which moss?
Phylum Lycophyta (Lycopodiophyta)
a phylum known as club mosses which are common inhabitants of moist forest floors
Phylum Hepatophyta
a phylum of about 8,000 species of small inconspicuous nonvascular plants known as *liverworts*
Phylum Bryophyta
a phylum of non vascular plants known as the "true mosses" that commonly live in moist environments.
Phylum Pterophyta
a phylum of vascular plants known as ferns which inhabit moist and tropical regions of the earth
Phylum Sphenophyta
a phylum of vascular plants known as horsetails and or scouring rushes which commonly live in wet environments.
Marchantia (thalloid liverwort)
a thalloid liverwort feature small pores leading to the interior of the plant and contains hair-like structures called rhizoids.
- Frullania - Clasmatocolea - Jungermannia
examples of leafy liverworts
- Riccia - Marchantia
examples of thalloid liverworts
1. lack a thick midrib 2. have both large and small leaves 3. flattened into a single plane
liverwort (Phylum Hepatophyta) characteristics
thalloid liverworts
liverworts that possess flat leaflike lobed bodies (thalli), are found living along creek banks or on moist soil
Marchantia (liverworts)
macroanatomy of Marchantia
Marchantia (liverworts)
microanatomy of Marchantia
leafy liverworts
the majority of liverworts which resembles moss and is commonly found on the bark of trees in tropical and subtropical environments.
gemmae cupules (Marchantia)
used in Marchantia's asexual reproduction
sexual and asexual reproduction
what type of reproduction is marchantia capable of?
life cycle of Marchantia sp.
which life cycle is shown?
sporocytes
within the capsule which undergo meiotic division and produce haploid spores, or meiospores.
