Exam 20: Introduction to the Plant Kingdom: Bryophytes

Chloroplast number and the presence of pyrenoids in each chloroplast indicate that _______ are only distantly related to the other bryophyte groups.

Most species of liverworts produce a flattened body called a thallus.

A moss calyptra

Each diamond-shaped segment of a liverwort thallus contains a single

Which characters shared by members of Kingdom Plantae and Phylum Chlorophyta indicate that they share an ancient common ancestor?

A hornwort sporophyte grows from its base by means of a meristem.

"Peat" is a product derived from the dead parts of a moss.

Asexual reproduction in hornworts occurs through which of the following?

The one-celled anchoring structures present on the lower surface of a thalloid liverwort are

Mosses, liverworts, and hornworts all

Bryophyte zygotes develop into embryos.

An operculum is a part of the sporophyte generation of a moss.

The one or two rows of teeth that play a role in the release of spores from a moss capsule constitute the

Paraphyses are sterile hairs found in mosses.

The flattened appendages whose presence is hidden, when viewed from above, by two rows of partially overlapping "leaves" in "leafy" liverworts are called

A peat moss can absorb water many times its weight.

Zygotes of members of the Plant Kingdom develop into embryos.

Which of the following structures is NOT found in all bryophytes?

Which of the following are sterile hairs scattered among moss archegonia and antheridia?