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Cross section of
Air pore on upper surface of thallus at
A single thallus thallus with rhizoids
400X (stained)
at 100X (stained)
Is this stage in the
development of a liverwort
a gametophyte or a
sporophyte?
What is the
Do the cells in this What is the function of this pore?
function of rhizoids?
thallus divide by mitosis or A thallus grows from a single cell.
How many cells
meiosis as it grows? What is the name of that cell?
thick is a thallus?
What is the ploidy level
(haploid or diploid) of the
photosynthetic tissues seen
here?
Longitudinal section of
Longitudinal section of several
Antheridiophores antheridiophore at 35X
antheridia at 100X (stained)
(stained)
If a liverwort has
What is the name of this
only antheridiophores, is
structure?
it a male or female? Do cells within the antheridia
What is the function of
Is this the divide by mitosis or meiosis?
this structure?
gametophyte or a Are antheridia gametangia?
What type of gamete is
sporophyte stage of the
produced by this structure?
life cycle?
Archegoniophores Archegoniphores
Are archegoniophores male or female structures? What is produced inside the
Is this organism a gametophyte or a sporophyte? archegonia?