topic 3

Question 1

what is Photosynthesis

Answer 1

light energy trapped by

chlorophyll to generate ATP

Question 2

what is non-vascular plants

Answer 2

mosses

Question 3

example of Vascular plants

Answer 3

Ferns

Question 4

main feature of mosses

Answer 4

• non-vascular
  -Haploid, gametophyte stage dominates the
  life cycle
  -Diploid, sporophyte stage is small
  and short-lived
  -mosses have no roots absorb nutrients through entire surface

Question 5

how is sexual reproduction take place in mosses

Answer 5

Water required for sperm to swim from
antheridium on male plants to the eggs in
the archegonium on female plants

Question 6

Structure of sporophyte

Answer 6

Consists of a thin stem (seta) which elongates & then forms a bulbous sporangium or capsule
(spore forming structure)
Obtains most of its sugar from the photosynthesis of the gametophyte