Answer to Question #235774 in Microbiology for Phumy

Question

Teeth shaped structures on the moss capsules specialized to enhance spore discharge

Answer 1

The moss capsules also called sporangium, is a spore-bearing region. It contains minute, developing spores and is attached to the seta by a structure called a foot. Inside the capsule, spores develop to maturity by meiosis and are shed by wind currents and breezes.