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How are bryophytes similar to algae? How are they different? Think of characteristics such as morphology, habitat and reproduction? How are mosses similar to liverworts? Which key characteristics are different? Where are mosses and liverworts usually found? What ecological roles do they play? What could be limiting the height that non-vascular plants grow to?

Solution

1. Similarity: both

Difference:

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Similarity

difference

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They are found in very moist areas, and some species are even found in the water.

Liverworts and mosses are all decomposers that help degradation of dead organic matter. The also act as shelter for many small organisms. They release nutrients to the environment.

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Though they lack in vascular system (xylem and phloem), can\'t transport water to a longer distance. So will die without water and nutrient.

Characterstics	Algae	Bryophytes
reproduction	isogamous	oogamous
habitat	mostly aquatic	mostly terrestrial
no. of cell	unicellular and multicellular	always multicellular
no. of chloroplast	in few celss	in each cell many
stomata	pores not present	present
rhizoids	usually absent	present
female sex organ	oogonia	archegonia
sporophytic phase	highly reduced	well developed