Note Taker Guide for pg. 304-307 Seedless Plants Note Taker Guide for pg. 304-307
Non Vascular Plant Moss Liverworts Hornworts
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 mosses Grew to 40 m in ancient forests.
Rhizome- underground stem
Plant Reproduction Plants make spores in the sporophyte stage Fern http://www.deanza.edu/faculty/mccauley/6a-labs-plants-02.htm Plant Reproduction 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. Moss Club moss has vascular tissue moss does not
Height Club mosses Horsetails 20m 8m
Horsetail silica
Horsetails – used to scrub pots
Role of seedless vascular plants Help prevent soil erosion Form communities Add to soil depth House plants Cooked and eaten Shampoo Skin-care products Coal to heat homes