PLANTS
BRYOPHYTES
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algae and fungi
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thallophyta and ptcridophyta
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pteridophyta and gymnosperms
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terrestrial fungi and aquatic fungi
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Detailed explanation-1: -The bryophytes are quite soft and delicate and, therefore, they lack fossil records. There are no known fossil bryophytes more primitive than the forms of to-day. Whereas, it is assessed that Bryophyta is the connecting link between Thallophyta and Pteridophyta.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hence, Cycas is a connecting link between pteridophytes and gymnosperms. Q.
Detailed explanation-3: -Gymnosperms are the connecting link between pteridophytes and angiosperms. They are non-flowering plants which reproduce by means of seeds and their seeds are naked, borne on cones.
Detailed explanation-4: -What is the similarity between the plants of the groups Thallophyta, Bryophyta and Pteridophyta irrespective of differences in their body structure? Answer: Thallophyta, Bryophyta and Pteridophyta, all reproduce by spore formation. They are known as cryptogams as their reproductive organs cannot be seen.
Detailed explanation-5: -Similarities Between Thallophyta Bryophyta and Pteridophyta They are autotrophic and produce their own food. They reserve their food as starch. They consist of hidden reproductive structures. They reproduce by means of spores.