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Seedless Plants. Note Taker Guide for pg. 304-307. Non Vascular Plant. Moss Liverworts Hornworts. Where do they get their water?. What is a rhizoid?. How does a rhizoid help?. Nonvascular plants are important. First to live in an environment Form a thin layer of soil
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Seedless Plants Note Taker Guide for pg. 304-307
Non Vascular Plant • Moss • Liverworts • Hornworts
Nonvascular plants are important • First to live in an environment • Form a thin layer of soil • Reduce soil erosion • Food for some animals • Nesting material for some animals
Club mosses • Grew to 40 m in ancient forests.
http://www.deanza.edu/faculty/mccauley/6a-labs-plants-02.htm Plant Reproduction Fern Plants make spores in the sporophyte stage
Plant Reproduction • When the spores of some plants grow, the new plants called gametophytes
Plant Classification • Fern is an example of a seedless vascular plant • Fronds – First fern leaves
Club moss vs. Moss • Club moss has vascular tissue moss does not
Height • Club mosses • 20m • Horsetails • 8m
Role of seedless vascular plants • Help prevent soil erosion • Form communities • Add to soil depth • House plants • Cooked and eaten • Shampoo • Skin-care products • Coal to heat homes