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Compare and contrast liverworts and mosses in their reproduction, water absorption, and energy generation
Bryophytes, such as mosses and liverworts, are the most primitive plants.
Why plant diversity is so important
Plants have evolved into many diverse forms that define and sustain ecosystems.
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liverwort archegonia
Egg-producing archegonia of a common liverwort plant (Marchantia polymorpha).
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