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Biology for Secondary Schools

Division Bryophyta trees. The sexual reproduction process
Members of the division Bryophyta in bryophytes depends on availability
are called bryophytes, which are the of water, that is why their distribution
most primitive plants. They are found is restricted to shady and moist places.
in wet and shaded environments, such Examples of bryophytes are mosses
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as on forest floors, rock surfaces, bare and hornworts, as shown in Figure
soil, cracks of paved surfaces, bricks, 5.17.
as well as on trunks, and branches of

(a) (b)
Figure 5.17: Examples of bryophytes (a) mosses (b) hornworts

Activity 5.7: Investigating the Question
structure of bryophytes What is the significance of bryophytes
in ecosystems?
Materials: Mosses, hand lens,
notebook, and pen or pencil General characteristics of bryophytes
(a) Bryophytes live in moist, damp,
Procedure and shaded areas.
1. Collect moss plants from the (b) They do not produce flowers,
school or home environment. fruits or seeds.
2. Use a hand lens to observe the
structure of a moss plant. (c) They have root-like structures
3. Describe the observed external called rhizoids.
features of the moss plant. (d) They reproduce sexually and
asexually by spores.

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