AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

BRYOPHYTES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which plant is NOT a bryophyte?
A
mosses
B
liverworts
C
flowers
D
hornworts
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. Chara is not a Bryophyte. It is a green algae of the family Characeae. Bryophytes are small, non-vascular plants, such as mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chara is not a bryophyte. It is a green algae which is found in lakes and freshwater ponds. Bryophytes are a group of plant species which reproduce through spores instead of seeds or flowers. Marchantia and Funaria are crytogamae while Riccia are liverworts.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bryophytes thrive in damp, shady environments, but they can also be found in diverse and even extreme habitats, from deserts to arctic areas. Globally there are around 11, 000 moss species, 7, 000 liverworts and 220 hornworts. As they are not flowering plants, bryophytes reproduce by spores instead of seeds.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bryophytes are an informal division that consists of 3 groups of non-vascular plants, namely mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.

Detailed explanation-5: -Non-flowering plants include mosses, liverworts, hornworts, lycophytes and ferns and reproduce by spores. Some non-flowering plants, called gymnosperms or conifers, still produce seeds.

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