Non-vascular plants include two distantly related groups: 1  Bryophytes-Bryophyta (mosses), Marchantiophyta (liverworts), and Anthocerotophyta (hornworts). 2  In these groups, the primary plants are the haploid gametophytes, with the only diploid portion being the attached sporophyte, consisting of a stalk and sporangium. In these groups, the primary plants are the haploid gametophytes, with the only diploid portion being the attached sporophyte, consisting of a stalk and sporangium. 2  Because these plants lack lignified water-conducting tissues, they can't become as tall as most vascular plants. 3  Algae-especially the green algae.
It is possible that welders are at greater risk of developing skin cancer than the general population, but there is a dearth of well designed studies in this area. The only major study of the relationship between arc welding and skin cancer risk did not reveal an increased incidence of skin cancer in welders.
Studies of cells in lab dishes and test tubes have shown that sunlight and simulated sunlight (for example, from xenon or xenon-mercury arc lamps) can cause DNA damage (mutations). Studies in animals. Exposure of mice, rats, and some other lab animals to sunlight and artificial sources of UV rays has been shown to lead to skin cancers.