AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

BRYOPHYTES

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Bryophtes consists of three classes which are ____
A
Hepaticopsida, Pteridophyta, Anthoceropsida
B
Hepaticopsida, Bryopsida, Anthoceropsida
C
Bryopsida, Anthoceropsida, Monopsida
D
Bryopsida, Hepaticopsida, Dyopsida
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to the latest classification, Bryophyta is divided into three classes: Hepaticopsida (Liverworts) Anthocerotopsida (Hornworts) Bryopsida (Mosses)

Detailed explanation-2: -1.3 Classification of Bryophytes : Howe (1899), Campbell (1918, 1940), Smith (1938, 1955), Takhtajan (1953), Schuster (1953, 1958) distinguished three classes in Bryophyta-Hepaticae, Anthocerotae and Musci.

Detailed explanation-3: -Parihar (1965) and Holmes (1986) followed Proskauer’s classification and divided Bryophyta into three classes: Clase I. Hepaticopsida Class II. Anthocerotopsida Class III. Bryopsida.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bryophytes are a class of non-vascular, non-flowering plant that grows on land. Bryophytes include mosses, hornworts, and liverworts. Mosses are the most commonly found type of bryophyte globally, with between 15, 000 and 25, 000 individual species believed to exist by taxonomists.

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