Question

why brophyta division plants are known as amphibians​

Answer 1

The plants from division bryophyta are called the amphibians of plant kingdom because though they are stationary , they require water to complete their life cycle .

Amphibian is made up of two terms :

Amphi and bios . Amphi means both kind , bios means life . Thus an organism that can live in both water and land is termed as amphibian .

Bryophytes requiring water makes them referred to as amphibians of kingdom Plantae .

Some other divisions of kingdom Plantae :

• Division Thallophyta : Body is thallus shaped (not differentiated)
• Division Pteridophyta : These have fern and are first plants to have vascular system .
• Division gymnosperms : These plants bear naked seeds , hence called gymnosperms .
• Division angiosperms : These plants bear covered seeds , hence called angiosperm .