Division Mosses
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Draw the Funaria life cycle with arrows and label each stage.
Gametophyte → gametes → zygote → sporophyte → spore → thread → gametophyte.
2
Write 3 differences between a moss and an alga.
A moss has stem-leaf, rhizoids and multicellular sex organs; an alga has a thallus and usually one-celled sex organs.
3
Observe a moss piece and test how it holds water (dry and wet state). Safety: only with an adult; wash hands.
Dry moss soaks up water and softens, because without roots it absorbs water with its body.
4
Suppose one capsule holds 100 000 spores; how many do 5 capsules hold? (100000 × 5)
500000
5
Why are mosses sometimes called the “amphibians” of the plant kingdom?
They live on land but need water to reproduce.