Question

differentiate liverworts and mosses​

Answer 1

Answer:

Liverworts

• They are flattened plant structures found in the top layer of soil, rocks, mountains and also on other plants
• Liverwort is different from other typical plants in having a single layer of cells. Another varying factor is the absence of stomata.
• They can be thalloid or leafy. While leafy are in their simplest forms, thalloids ae complex in having multiple thick layers of thallus
• The sporophyte stage takes place for a shorter time frame while the dominant phase is the gametophyte

Mosses

• Mosses are found in wet environments such as wetlands, rainforest amd alpine
• They have rhizoids giving rise to spores
• They are classified under the “Bryophyta” division
• Here the gametophyte phase is longer and is dominant over the sporophytic generation wherein gametophytes produce source for water and nutrition