Mosses
Phylum
bryophyta includes the simplest land plants. It is assumed that they have
evolved from green algae. There are two main classes in the phylum bryophyta.
Those are class Hepaticae that includes liverworts and class Musci, which
includes mosses. These groups are not well adapted to life on land. They are
confined to moist, shady places. These plants are only few centimeters tall.
Alternation of generations is present where the gametophyte is dominant. In
class Musci or mosses, the gametophyte is differentiated into ‘stem’ and
‘leaves’
example of bryophyte
Algae
There
are four phyla in kingdom Protoctista that includes different types of algae.
Those are phylum Chlorophyta that includes green algae, phylum Phaeophyta that
includes brown algae, phylum Rhodophyta that includes red algae, and phylum
Bacillariophyta, which includes diatoms. Algae are a large group of organisms
(protoctistans) that are of high biological importance. They are often
photosynthetic eukaryotes living in water. Algae can be found in both marine
and fresh water. Algae are grouped into different phyla based on the type of
their photosynthetic pigments. They show a large diversity among the group
members in terms of size and form. They include unicellular, filamentous,
colonial, and thalloid forms.
example of algae
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Algae
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Mosses
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Belong
to phylum chloropyta, phaeophyta, rhodophyta or bacillariophyta which is
kingdom prototista.
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Belong
to phylum bryophyta. The kingdom is plantae.
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Do
not have true body differentiation in roots, stem and leaves.
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Have
differentiation in stem and leaves
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Use
structure called holdfast to anchor in a substrate.
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Using
rhizoid anchored to the ground
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No
alternation of generation.
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Present
of alternation of generation
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Live
in marine or freshwater
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Live
in shady terrestrial habitat, moist environment.
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Have
unicellular
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Do
not have unicellular moss
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