When and where does reduction division take place in the life cycle of a liverwort, a moss, a fern, a gymnosperm and an angiosperm?
Name three groups of plants that bear archegonia. Briefly describe the life cycle of any one of them.
Mention the ploidy of the following: protonemal cell of a moss; primary endosperm nucleus in dicot, leaf cell of a moss; prothallus cell of a ferm; gemma cell in Marchantia; meristem cell of monocot, ovum of a liverwort, and zygote of a fern.
Explain briefly the following terms with suitable examples:
(i) protonema
(ii) antheridium
(iii) archegonium
(iv) diplontic
(v) sporophyll
(vi) isogamy
Differentiate between the following:
liverworts and moss
Liverworts |
Moss |
1.Rhizoids are unicellular |
1. Rhizoids are multicellular and branched. |
2. Gemma cups are present |
2. Gemma cups are absent |
3. Protonema absent. |
3. Protonema present |
4. They are generally thalloid, with dichotomous branching. |
4. They are foliage, with lateral branching. |