2. BRYOPHYTES
Oldest land plants on earth and have
been around for 400 million years or
more
They do not have true vascular tissue
and are therefore non-vascular plants
Do not have roots, but have
rhizoids, which are relatively
simple, sometimes multicellular filaments
of thin-walled cells that extend from the
photosynthetic tissue into the soil
3. BRYOPHYTES
Composed of haploid cells, containing
only one set of chromosomes
Have a two-stage life cycle:
gametophyte and sporophyte
There are about 2,000 species of
bryophytes
Divided into three: moss, liverworts, and
hornworts
5. MOSSES
Small, soft plants that are usually 1-10
cm tall
Typically grow close together in moist or
shady areas
Some mosses are found on rocks and in
arid locations
Flowerless and seedless
7. LIVERWORTS
Flowerless, spore-producing plant – with
the spores producing in small capsules
Typically small; ranging from 2-20 mm
wide with individual plants less than 10
cm long
Certain species may cover large
patches of ground, rocks, trees, or any
other reasonably firm substance on
which they occur
8. LIVERWORTS
The most familiar liverworts consist of a
prostrate, flattened, ribbon-like or
branching structure called
a thallus (plant body); these liverworts
are termed thallose liverworts.
However, most liverworts produce
flattened stems with overlapping scales
or leaves in two or more ranks, the
middle rank is often conspicuously
different from the outer ranks; these are
called leafy liverworts or scale liverworts.
13. HORNWORTS
a flowerless, spore-producing plant -
with the spores typically produced in a
tapering, horn-like or needle-like
capsule which develops from a flattish,
green sheet
Only 100 species identifies