Asexual-Reproductions-Bryophytes-And-Ferns Assignment

1 a) Explain what is meant by the alternation of generation. (02marks)

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b) State two differences and two similarities between pollen grains of a flowering plant and spores of a moss.

(i) Differences                                                (2marks)

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(ii) Similarities

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c) How are ferns better adapted to live on land than mosses? (3marks)

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e) (i) Suggest why bryophytes are Restricted to growing in a damp environment (1½ marks)

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(ii) Able to grow successfully on land           (1½ marks)

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