Question

Write down four main characters of Bryophyta.

Answer 1

(i) They are multi-cellular green land plants.

(ii) Their plant body is a flat, green thallus in liverworts and a leafy, erect structure in mosses. They lack real roots, stems, leaves and flowers.

(iii) They lack a true vascular system.

(iv) Gametophyte is attached to substratum via hair-like outgrowths called rhizoids.