Question

Suppose an efficient conducting system evolved in a moss that could transport water and other materials as high as a tall tree. Which of the following statements about "trees" of such a species would not be accurate?
A. spore dispersal distances would probably increase
B. females could produce only one archegonium
C. unless its body parts were strengthened, such a tree would probably flop over
D. individuals would probably compete more effectively for access to light.

Answer 1

B) option is correct

Explanation:

• Mosses are waxy little plants with no leaves and no stem that use each other to stay upright, their grouping helps them retain water in the area
• A waxy covering across their bodies helps keep water from evaporating and are usually found in moist areas out of the direct sunlight
• In mosses, gametophyte (1N multicellular adult plant) is the dominant portion
• When top of the female gametophyte plant is sectioned longitudinally and examined with a microscope, several egg-producing structures called archegonia are present, two archegonia each produces one 1N egg cell
• The egg is clearly visible in the archegonium at the left and only part of the egg cell is visible in the archegonium on the right
• Once sperm have been splashed to the female plants, sperm swim into the archegonium and fuse with the egg, the process is called fertilization
• A single 2N cell called the zygote (or fertilized egg) is formed
• Zygote further undergoes mitosis many times to eventually form a multicellular 2N plant called the sporophyte