Give the general characteristics of bryophyte.
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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.
Characteristics of Bryophyte
1)They include the various mosses and liverworts
2)Found commonly growing in moist shaded areas in the hills
3) Bryophytes are called amphibians of plant kingdom
Reason:plant can live in soil but are dependent on water for reproduction
4)The main body of Bryophyte is haploid
5) The plant body of Bryophyte is more differentiated than that of algae .
It is thallus like and prostrate or erect and attached to the substratum by unicellular or multicellular rhizoids