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Mosses and Ferns Chapter 9 Sections 3 & 4

Mosses and Ferns Chapter 9 Sections 3 & 4 . Section 3 Nonvascular Plants. What are Nonvascular Plants??. What are Nonvascular Plants?. Nonvascular plants don’t have a well developed system of tubes for transporting water and other materials Soo …..…

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Mosses and Ferns Chapter 9 Sections 3 & 4

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  1. Mosses and Ferns Chapter 9 Sections 3 & 4

  2. Section 3 Nonvascular Plants

  3. What are Nonvascular Plants??

  4. What are Nonvascular Plants? Nonvascular plants don’t have a well developed system of tubes for transporting water and other materials Soo…..… They live in watery surroundings -this helps them during reproduction because the egg and sperm cells can swim

  5. 3 main groups of nonvascular plants Mosses Liverworts Hornworts

  6. Mosses

  7. Mosses The capsule contains the spores for reproduction The sporophyte grows out of the gametophyte

  8. Why are mosses important?

  9. Why are mosses important? Gardening! Gardeners often use peat moss to help their soil hold in more water.

  10. Liverworts and Hornworts Grown on moist rocks and soil

  11. Section 4 Ferns, club mosses and Horsetails

  12. Are they vascular or nonvascular?

  13. Are they vascular or nonvascular? Ferns have true vascular tissue and they do not produce seeds. So how do they reproduce?

  14. Are they vascular or nonvascular? Ferns have true vascular tissue and they do not produce seeds. So how do they reproduce? Spores!!

  15. SPORES • Ferns grow in moist conditions just like mosses • The spores are found on the fronds • The spores are released into the surroundings and then grow into gametophytes.

  16. Ferns Frond Stem Roots

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