Question

Explain characteristics and classification of bryophyte?​

Answer 1

Answer:

• Plants occur in damp and shaded areas. The plant body is Thallus like, i.e. prostrate or erect. It is attached to the substratum by rhizoids, which are unicellular or multicellular. They have a root-like, stem-like and leaf-like structure and lack true vegetative structure.

• The three bryophyte clades are the Marchantiophyta (liverworts), Bryophyta (mosses) and Anthocerotophyta (hornworts).

Explanation:

Answer 2

Characteristics of bryophytes.

These are called amphibians of plant kingdom.

Dominant phase is free living thalloid gametophyte .

Liverworts,hornworts and mosses are examples of bryophytes.

Classification of bryophytes.

Hepaticopsida.

Anthocerotopsida.

Bryopsida.