Question

Why do you classify pteridophytes under Trachaeophyta?

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Hence late Paleozoic can be regarded as “Age of Pteridophytes.” Tippo (1942) has placed them in Tracheophyta or Tracheata because these plants first developed vascular tissues (xylem and phloem) where the tracheary elements appear like human trachea. Salient Features of Pteridophytes: 1.

Answer 2

Pteridophytes under Trachaeophyta:

• Tracheids are a type of tissues in xylem that help in conduction of water from roots to leaves. This is product of evolution that was not present in plants like algae, bryophytes.
• The Tracheids first appeared in Pteridophytes.
• The plants that came after Pteridophytes like angiosperms and gymnosperms are all having Tracheids.
• This is the reason why we classify Pteridophytes under heading of Tracheophyta.
• Pteridophytes are plants which include plants like ferns.