lesson13 non vascular plants

Question 1

how do nonvascular plants distribute moisture and nutrients

Answer 1

by diffusion a process where the plant absorbs water and nutrients that will soak through to the other parts of the plant

Question 2

what does it mean when a plant desiccates

Answer 2

it drys out for long periods of time without actually dying

Question 3

where do sporophytes grow once a moss plant is fertalized

Answer 3

inside the archegonium

Question 4

describe two types of liverwarts

Answer 4

leafy liverwarts look like leaves on a stem lying horazontally on the ground. thallose liverwarts look like a mass a flattened or wavy green tissue on the ground and have a cup like structure that contains their sperm

Question 5

what two organisms combine to create a lichen

Answer 5

fungi and algae

Question 6

what are some uses for lichens

Answer 6

theyprotect trees and provide clean air to breath,food for animals,home for insects, nesting material for humming birds, dye for fabrics, and at one time were used for medicinesand poison for tips of native american arrowheads