Complete the following paragraph to describe the characteris

Complete the following paragraph to describe the characteristics of liverworts and mosses. Liverworts and mosses are examples of nonvascular plants. Liverworts such as Marchantia have a smooth upper surface, and a lower surface with _____ that project into the soil. The smooth upper surface of the thallus of a liverwort contains groups of cells called _____ cups that can produce new plant organisms asexually. During sexual reproduction in liverworts, flagellated sperm are produced by _____, and eggs are produced by _____ After fertilization, small sporophytes produce windblown spores Typically, mosses can reproduce asexually by _____.This process allows almost every part of the moss plant to produce _____. During the life cycle of a moss, a _____ will produce upright leafy thalli along its structure. The thalli of a moss produce antheridia and archegonia, which are involved in _____ reproduction.

Solution

1. Rhizoids

2. Gemmae

3. i. Antheridia

ii. Archegonia

4. i. Fragmentation

ii.thalli

5. Protonema

6. Sexual reproduction