Nurturing Life Sciences
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#XL - R Botany
III. Vascular plants (pteridophyta)
EVOLUTION OF ROOTS
Instead of the rhizoids seen in bryophytes, roots evolved in the sporophytes of almost all vascular plants
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EVOLUTION OF LEAVES
spore-bearing leaves called sporophylls
In terms of size and complexity, leaves can be classified as either microphylls or megaphylls
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Sporophylls and Spore Variations
Sporophylls produce clusters of sporangia known as “sori”
Groups of sporophylls form cone-like structures called “strobili”
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Homosporous and Heterosporous
Homosporous develops into a bisexual gametophyte example; ferns
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