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Chapter 21 Divisions
Study Divisions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Division Lycophyta | Sporophyte generation of lycophytes is dominant. Reproductive structures produced spores that are club-shaped or spike-shaped. Known as club mosses. Have roots,stems, and small, scaly, leaf like structures. |
| Division Pterophyta | Plant division includes ferns and horsetails. Sporophyte produces roots and a thick underground stem called a rhizome, a food-storage organ.The frond is a part of the sporophyte generation of ferns. Fern spores form in a structure called a sporangium. Clu |
| Division Hepaticophyta | Hepaticophytes are referred to as liverworts. Found in a variety of habitats Water, nutrients, and other substances are transported by osmosis and diffusion |
| Division Anthocerophyta | Anthocerophytes are called hornworts. Water, nutrients, and other substances move by osmosis and diffusion One large chloroplast in each cell of the gametophyte and sporophyte Spaces around cells are filled with mucilage or clime Cyanobacteria grow in |
| Division Bryophyta | Most familiar bryophytes are the mosses Structure that are similar to leaves. Produce rootlike, multicellular rhizoids that anchor them to soil or another surface. Water and other substances move throughout a moss by osmosis and diffusion |