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What happens when annulus dries out?

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The annulus has heavily reinforced inner wallsand thin outer walls that are permeable to water. As the sporangiumdries, evaporating water is drawn out from the cellsof the annulus, causing the cells to shrink. But the thickinner walls continue to resist collapse, and so the water pressureinside the cell drops.


In this regard, what happens when Sporangia dry out?

When the sporangia dry out, they break open,releasing the spores into the wind. Germination begins when a sporefalls in a place with proper conditions of heat andmoisture.

Beside above, what is one advantage that Spore throwing Ferns have over these ferns? Reproduction of ferns Ferns reproduce using spores rather thanseeds. Their spores are produced and stored in asporangium, which in many advanced species is protected byan indusium.

Also question is, what is the function of the annulus?

In leptosporangiate ferns, the annulus located onthe outer rim of the sporangium and serves in spore dispersal. Itconsists typically of a ring or belt of dead water-filled cellswith differentially thickened cell walls that stretches abouttwo-thirds around each sporangium in leptosporangiateferns.

How are fern spores dispersed?

Like all ferns, it reproduces throughspores, not seeds, which are dispersed by a varietyof methods, including water, gravity and animals, but the mostcommon method of fern spore dispersal is wind.

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What is a popped disc?

A herniated disc (also called bulged,slipped or ruptured) is a fragment of the discnucleus that is pushed out of the annulus, into the spinal canalthrough a tear or rupture in the annulus. Discs that becomeherniated usually are in an early stage ofdegeneration.

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What is a disc anatomy?

The discs throughout the spine have three primaryfunctions: They act as a shock absorbers in the spine, positionedbetween each bony vertebra. They act as tough ligaments that holdthe vertebrae of the spine together. They are cartilaginous jointsthat allow for slight mobility in the spine.

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What generation is dominant in Ferns?

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Do bryophytes have roots?

They don't have roots. Instead they havethin root-like growths called rhizoids that help anchorthem. Because they don't have roots and stems to transportwater, mosses dry out very quickly, so they are usuallyfound in moist habitats. The only place they don't grow is in saltwater.

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