" The Big Picture!" by Mr C

Last lessons Objective

Lesson 2 of Plants (Algae)

2.   Moss adaptions and movement to land

3.   Fern adaptions and movment to land

4.

Number One

Note

Unicellular algae and adaptions

Multicellular algae and similarity in looks but not functions of stipe, stalk, and hold fast.

Number Two

·      Historical notes on human usages of moss.

·      Moss strategy for reproduction with sporophyte and gametophyte in the same structure.

·      Male and female structures and release of spores verse gametes.

·      Why are moss called pioneer species?

·      How do moss solve the problem of holding onto water?

·      Which generation is dominant in moss, sporophyte or gametophyte?

·      Is “Spanish Moss” really moss?

·      What is a unique or odd fact about moss?

Number Three

·      Fern are the first plants with vascular tissue. Why is this a unique adaptions?

·      Ferns do not have leaves, they have fronds. What is the difference between the two.

·      Fiddleheads are used for food, what is a fiddlehead?

·      Ferns are a part of a whole group called tracheophyta. What are some other examples of this group?

·      What is equiasetum and what is unique about this plant?

·      Why are ferns and moss called lower terrestrial plants?

Lecture from UC Berkeley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75Jz92kCGWM

Liverwort, moss and ferns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmniChiT7Vo

Moss life cycle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kY7uzeYWFc

Fern life cycle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpYshQ7Ym_I

How to make a fern and moss terrarium

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P76eFEwilEU&list=PLs_zsNPAvy4iuM3dqQ4kYLjoXJ6gz3Jtj