Refer to the following statement(s) and identify the group of plant which is being described by the given statements? (i) They include various mosses and liverworts that are found commonly growing in moist shaded areas in the hills. (ii) They lack true roots, stem or leaves. (iii) The main plant body is haploid. (iv) They produce a multicellular body sporophyte which is not free living but attached to the photosynthetic gametophyte and derives nourishment from it.

Question

Refer to the following statement(s) and identify the group of plant which is being described by the given statements? (i) They include various mosses and liverworts that are found commonly growing in moist shaded areas in the hills. (ii) They lack true roots, stem or leaves. (iii) The main plant body is haploid. (iv) They produce a multicellular body sporophyte which is not free living but attached to the photosynthetic gametophyte and derives nourishment from it. (A) Algae (B) Fungi (C) Bryophytes (D) Pteridophytes

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Bryophytes are small, non-vascular plants, such as mosses, liverworts and hornworts. Bryophytes do not have seeds or flowers. Instead they reproduce via spores.