in which part(s) of the moss does does photosynthesis happen?
2007-04-12 12:19:08 · 6 answers · asked by jldevin 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
The moss is a nonvascular plant, not a fungus.
Mosses don't have true roots, stems, or leaves, but the gametophyte does have leaf-like parts and stem-like parts that are green and carry on photosynthesis. The sporophyte is also green and carries on photosynthesis, just not as much as the gametophyte generation.
2007-04-12 12:32:11 · answer #1 · answered by ecolink 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i learned about this in biology. there are two parts to the moss plant: the gametophyte and the sporophyte. The sporophyte is the top part, where spores are sent out. This is where photosynthesis happens, in the green part of the plant.
2007-04-12 19:25:20 · answer #2 · answered by sillykid 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mosses are actually vascular plants, but very primitive ones. the cellulose lining their vascular bundles is very thin, so most mosses can't grow over a few inches in height. in all plants though, photosynthesis takes place in any part of the plant that is green. mosses have green, scale-like leaves and green stems. the primitive roots might contain photosynthetic cells as well, if they are green
2007-04-12 21:41:37 · answer #3 · answered by Roger S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Moss is a fungus not a plant. A fungus is a parasite who steels nutrients from it's host. Fungi do not go through photosynthesis.
2007-04-12 19:21:55 · answer #4 · answered by Stephen S 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Your queastion doesnt make scence
2007-04-12 19:22:05 · answer #5 · answered by Just Wondering 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2007-04-12 19:21:32 · answer #6 · answered by tritran5555(poetri) 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋