Seedless PlantsNote Taker Guide

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Non Vascular PlantMossLiverwortsHornworts

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• Reduce soil erosion• Food for some animals• Nesting material for some

animals

Seedless vascular plants

Club mossesGrew to 40 m in ancient forests.

Rhizome- underground stem

Plant Reproduction

http://www.deanza.edu/faculty/mccauley/6a-labs-plants-02.htm

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. MossClub moss has vascular tissue moss does not

HeightClub mosses20m

Horsetails8m

Horsetail silica

Horsetails – used to scrub pots

Role of seedless vascular plantsHelp prevent soil erosionForm communitiesAdd to soil depthHouse plantsCooked and eatenShampooSkin-care productsCoal to heat homes