BRYOPHYTES
Scientific name: Bryophyta.
Examples: mosses, liverworts, hornworts.
Fan facts: mosses have existed for over 400 million years.
Description:
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Bryophytes must live in very moist conditions, because they don't havevascular tissues, forcing them to transfer water or nutrients from cell to cell.
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They have root like structures called rhizoids that hold the plant in place and help absorb water.
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Bryophytes spend most of their life as gametophytes.
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The sporophytes of a bryophyte are small pods that produce spores.