AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

BRYOPHYTES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Cryptogams group comprise plants like-
A
Gymnosperm, Angiosperm and Bryophytes
B
Thallophyta, Bryophyta, Ferns, Gymnopserm
C
Algae, mosses and Ferns, Angiosperm
D
Thallophyta, Bryophyta, Ferns, Algae, mosses
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pteridophytes are referred to as vascular cryptogams.

Detailed explanation-2: -Thallophytes, bryophytes and, pteridophytes are included in ‘cryptogams’, whereas gymnosperms and angiosperms are ‘phanerogams’.

Detailed explanation-3: -The word ‘crypto’ means ‘hidden’, cryptogams are the plants in which the reproductive organs are inconspicuous So, thallophytes, bryophytes, and pteridophytes are cryptogams as their reproductive organs are not clearly visible or distinct.

Detailed explanation-4: -Part of our large collection of plants at the Australian National Herbarium is dedicated to a group of organisms called cryptogams. This group consists of algae, fungi, slime moulds, lichens, liverworts, mosses and hornworts. The one feature these all have in common is that they reproduce by spores.

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