Term

distinguishable key traits of land plants

Definition

- 3 main classes - seed producing vascular, spore producing vascular and bryophytes. - bryophytes have no vascular bundles - spore producing gametophyte is free living - seed producing female gametophyte is contained within seed

Term

key characteristics of Bryophytes (5)

Definition

- small compact green plants - no vascular bundles - need water to reproduce - obtains nutrients from dust, rainwater and soil water - alternation of generations - gametophytes dominates the life cycle

Term

explain thallus structure in Marchantia (5)

Definition

- notch at apex - dichotomous branching - dome shaped - hexagonal pattern on the upper surface of thallus - central groove that extends behind notch