Question

Adaptation of bryophytes to land habitat​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Two adaptations made the move from water to land possible for Bryophytes: a waxy cuticle and gametangia. The waxy cuticle helped to protect the plants tissue from drying out and the gametangia provided further protection against drying out specifically for the plants gametes

Answer 2

Bryophytes moved from water to land thanks to two adaptations: a waxy cuticle and gametangia.

Bryophytes:

• The term Bryophyta is derived from the words 'Bryon' (mosses) and 'Phyton' (plants).
• Bryophytes are embryophytes such as mosses, hornworts, and liverworts.
• These are small plants that thrive in shady and damp environments.
• Bryophytes are a proposed taxonomic division of non-vascular land plants that includes three groups: liverworts, hornworts, and mosses.
• They are typically small and prefer moist habitats, though they can survive in drier environments.
• There are approximately 20,000 plant species in the bryophytes.

Why are bryophytes thought to be poorly adapted to land life?

• Bryophytes, like amphibians, live on land but are not well adapted to it.
• First and foremost, they lack vascular tissue.
• Vascular tissue (xylem and phloem) is the plant's conducting tissue.
• Xylem is made up of long tubes that transport water from the plant's roots to the plant's crown.

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