Looks like mat of green shag carpet Antheridium: produces male sperm Archegonium: produces female egg Sperm swims through water to fertilize egg Male gametophyte (creates sperm) Female gametophyte (creates eggs)ġ5 Moss Life Cycle Gametophyte stage Dominant stage Haploid Looks like mat of green shag carpet Antheridium: produces male sperm Archegonium: produces female egg Male gametophyte (creates sperm) Female gametophyte (creates eggs)ġ4 Moss Life Cycle Gametophyte stage Dominant stage Haploid Looks like mat of green shag carpet Antheridium: produces male sperm Male gametophyte (creates sperm)ġ3 Moss Life Cycle Gametophyte stage Dominant stage Haploid Water transported by simple diffusion Lack true leaves only 1 cell thick Rhizoids anchor into soil Early inhabitant of new ecosystems (succession)ġ1 Moss Life Cycle Gametophyte stage Dominant stage Haploidġ2 Moss Life Cycle Gametophyte stage Dominant stage Haploid Most primitive of plants Live in moist environments Swimming sperm Examples: Liverworts Hornworts Mossesġ0 Mosses Because nonvascular: Grow low to ground Lack true leaves Spore grows into male or female gametophyte Female gametophyte creates eggs Male gametophyte creates sperm Zygote divides by mitosis to create adult sporophyte Presentation on theme: "Moss Life Cycle."- Presentation transcript:
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