Question

chacterstics of bryophytes ?

Answer 1

Explanation:

The defining features of bryophytes are: Their life cycles are dominated by the gametophyte stage. Their sporophytes are unbranched. They do not have a true vascular tissue containing lignin (although some have specialized tissues for the transport of water)

Answer 2

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• They are found commonly in dampy areas.

• The plants are small. Sometimes, they gain great height as well as length.

• The vascular tissues are absent. (Phloem and xylem).

• Free living gametophyte plant body is present.

• Reproductive organs of male and female are anthridium and archaegonium respectively.

• Bryophytes are homosporous i.e, they produce only one type of spores.

• Vegetative reproduction is done through fragmentation, gemmae, budding.

• They are divided into liverworts and mosses.

• Example of liverworts is marchantia.

• Example of mosses is Funaria.