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Standard XII
Biology
Morphological Adaptations
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what do you mean by ''liverworts and mosses''?
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Liver worts are non vascular green plants, spore producing land plants belonging to phyllum bryophyta .
Mosses:
They are small, non woody, soft plants classified into division Bryophyta.
These types of plants do not have water vascular system which means xylem or phloem is not present for transportation.
They do not produce flowers or seeds.
Their stems are thin, wiry and covered by leaves.
They grow in a damp, cool and cloudy area.
They perform photosynthesis.
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How do the food and water transportation takes place in non vascular organisms like algae or mosses or liverwort etc.?
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Distinguish between :
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2. Gymnosperms and some ferns are heterosporous.
3. Sexual reproduction in Fucus, Volvox, and Albugo is oogamous.
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