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CHAPTER 24

MOSS

ALGAE/MOSS/FERNS-3

DIRECTIONS: Read chapter 24 section 24-2 and complete the following study guide.

  1. What are two adaptations that are necessary to survive on land?

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  2. The moss plants are scientifically called the:______________________
  3. How do mosses protect themselves from drying out?

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  4. How have rhizoids enabled moss plants to adapt to land?

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  5. The spores produced by a moss plant when they land on wet soil will become this "pre-moss" structure!

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  6. What is a gametophyte?

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  7. What is a sporophyte?

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  8. What is absolutely necessary for mosses to reproduce sexually?______________________
  9. Describe the relationship between the moss sporophyte and gametophyte.

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  10. Do mosses have vascular tissue?_____________________
  11. Why is it that mosses can only grow to be several centimeters tall?

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  12. What significant role do moss play in their environment?

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  13. Verbally describe the lifecycle picture on page 564, starting with the mature gametophyte!