True or False: Bryophytes grow very large.
False
Why are tracheophytes able to grow so tall?
They have vascular tissue for strength and support.
Which group, bryophytes or tracheophytes, are NON-VASCULAR.
Bryophytes
What is a rhizoid?
A root-like structure of bryophytes
What do bryophytes have instead of roots?
Rhizoids
What do transport tubes carry?
water and nutrients
List three kinds of bryophytes and three kinds of tracheophytes
Liverwort, hornwort, moss (bryophytes)
Many for trachophyte- teacher discretion
What is a tracheophyte?
A vascular plant with transport tubes.
Name the reproductive cell of bryophytes
Spore
True or false: Tracheophytes have well-developed root systems.
True
Compare and contrast the ways in which bryophytes and trachophytes reproduce.
Bryophytes have spores which they release to form new plants. They need water to reproduce. Trachophytes dp not specifically need water to reproduce. Most tracheophytes use seeds, not spores.
What is a vascular plant?
A plant that has transport tubes.
What are the two phases of bryophyte life?
Gamete-producing, spore-producing
Why are tracheophytes considered vascular plants?
Because they have transport tissue.
Compare the stems and leaves of bryophytes and tracheophytes.
Trachophytes have true stems and leaves. Bryophytes have no stems and have small leaf-like fibers.
What are bryophytes?
Plants that are non-vascular/do not have transport tubes.
What is a pioneer plant?
A bryophyte that grows first in bare or rocky soile and breaks down during decay to enrich the soil so other plants can grow there.
What is a spore?
A reproductive cell of bryophytes.