Question

1. Students made as separate two groups and ask them to discuss about the general characteristic features of pteridophytes. 2. To prepare an assignment about the reproduction methods of pteridophtes.​

Answer 1

Answer:

General characteristic features of pteridophytes:-

1. Pteridophytes are considered as the first plants to be evolved on land:

2. They are cryptogams, seedless and vascular:

3. The plant body has true roots, stem and leaves

4. Spores develop in sporangia

5. Sporangia are produced in groups on sporophylls

6. Sex organs are multicellular

7. They show true alternation of generations

Reproduction of pteridophytes:-

The pteridophytes reproduce sexually through spores. The sporophyte of pteridophytes carries the sporangia which will burst open once the spores are matured. These mature spores germinate to form a gametophyte.