Question

in which of the following elaters are not present? riccia,anthoceros,marchantia,funaria​

Answer 1

Elaters are not present in Funaria.

Explanation:

It is common fact that bryophytes have elaters. Among the species given in the options, Riccia, Anthoceros, and Marchantia are bryophytes whereas Funaria is a moss.

Mosses are devoid of elaters, a long tube like structure which facilitates spore release in liverworts. In Mosses instead of elaters they posses’ structure called pseudo elaters which are involved in spore releasing phenomenon. Thus it can be inferred that in Funaria a moss elaters are not present.