1) Compare and contrast the life cycles of bryophytes‚ seedless vascular plants and gymnosperms. Focus your answer on traits (structures or processes) that affect the success of various transitions in the life cycle. How do any of the differences you mention affect the relative success of these different groups in dry environments? All bryophytes‚ for example‚ liverworts‚ mosses and hornworts‚ have the gametophyte generation as the most dominant. Antheridia and archegonia develop on the mature
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• 1. Riccia – Structure and Reproduction • Systematic position :Riccia belongs to the family Ricciaceae‚ order Marchantiales‚ class Hepaticopsida and division Bryophyta.The common Indian species are Riccia siliata‚ R. hitra‚ R. discolor‚ R. glauca‚ R. gangetica‚ R.melansspora‚ R. hirta‚ R. crystallina. Habitat or occurrence: The genus Riccia with about 200 species‚ is cosmopolitan in its distribution and commonly grows in moist soils especially during and after rains. Majority of the species are
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Anthocerotophyta (an-tha-se-ro-TA-fa-ta) is made of three Greek roots that mean flower (anthos -άνθος); horn (keras -κέρας); and plant (phyto -φυτό). The reference is to the horn-like sporangium or fruiting body. The phylum name is formalized from a common genus‚ Anthoceros. INTRODUCTION TO THE ANTHOCEROTOPHYTA The hornworts‚ in the gametophyte stage‚ resemble the thallose hepatics; however‚ when grown in uncrowded conditions‚ the gametophytes tend to be almost circular. The thallus structure
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Moss Kendrix was born in Atlanta‚ Georgia in 1917. He attended Morehouse College in Atlanta. While there he became editor of the school newspaper‚ The Maroon Tiger‚ and also cofounder of the Phi Delta Delta Journalism society which was the first and only society of its kind for African-American journalism students. After graduating Morehouse in 1939‚ he created National Negro Newspaper Week. Kendrix was drafted in 1941 and served in the United States Army. While in the service Moss worked in the
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Throughout the story Amahl and the Night Visitors‚ there is an undeniable connection between Moss‚ Trudy’s boyfriend‚ and her cat. Trudy constantly debates on whether or not to let her cat out‚ as well as searching for the truth about Moss. He says he’s not having an affair‚ but her gut feelings tell her different. When I read the first line of the story‚ I was a little taken aback and confused at first‚ but by the end I realized why Moore chose it as the opening. “Understand that your cat is a
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Devontae Moss‚ now playing in the NFL is now a Super Bowl champ. His story is truly amazing and one that should be cherished in memory for everyone who had witness and especially young adults and kids going through tough times. Devontae‚ a two sports superstar had one of the worst injuries to happen to the legs and had overcame lots of adversity to get to the current state of mind. Going into a flashback of the unforgettable day and following months‚ years and follow through what the impact his faith
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Pat Toomey and Katie McGinty are both smart and experienced people to be part of the U.S. Senate. They hold many different positions in today’s Pennsylvanian economy . I believe that they will both hold a good place in the senate‚ but some opinions are accepted differently as we have seen in the U.S. presidential race. Pat Toomey and Katie McGinty have different life’s growing up to the 53 year old‚ 54 year old man and women they are today. Katie McGinty was born in Philadelphia on May 11‚ 1963
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Executive Summary The McGinty Family Foundation was established in 1989 with the goal of improving the quality of education in Cuyahoga and surrounding counties through the distribution of grants to schools and teachers. It started with a foundation donation pool of $3 million to be distributed as grants. To date‚ they have been able to give $6 million in funds to local schools in order to buy books‚ uniforms‚ computers‚ and many other educational tools to improve the quality of life of the
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My purpose this week was to observe translations in the 3rd grade classroom at Moss elementary with a female teacher named Ms. Bowens. As i arrive to Ms. Bowens classroom i noticed the 3rd grade students knew how to work on the math problems on their own while the teacher allows the students to talk amongst their assigned group. As the students work on their assignment the teacher walks around the classroom helping the students that doesn’t understand a question by going to each group. As Ms.
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When experiencing times of grief and guilt we sometimes forget that reality still moves forward. McGinty-Nichol imaginatively explores this concept through team captain Nate Ruffin‚ who should have been on the plane with his team but was not due to his shoulder injury. He is struggling to deal with the tragedy that occurred. Coach Jack Lengyel is shown as a ‘father figure ‘to Nate in helping him deal with his grief and helping Nate to face reality.The long shot of Jack walking towards a discouraged
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