AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

BRYOPHYTES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Group of bryophtes that has similar structure to the common plant is called as ____
A
Hepaticopsida
B
Bryopsida
C
Anthoceropsida
D
Bryophyta
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bryopsida (Mosses): It is the largest class of Bryophyta, with around 1400 species. They are commonly called mosses. Examples: Funaria, Polytrichum, Sphagnum.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Bryopsida are the most numerous moss families, accounting for 95 percent of all moss species. It has roughly 11, 500 species that are found all over the planet. Mosses are nonvascular flowerless plants that belong to the scientific category Bryophyta .

Detailed explanation-3: -The term liverwort originated from the fact that the early herbalists thought that one of the liverworts had some resemblance to a liver-and some use as medicine for liver ailments. Hence the word liverwort for a “liver-like small plant".

Detailed explanation-4: -Mosses (Phylum Bryophyta) may be found all around the world and inhabit diverse habitats.

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