AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following has no roots?
A
Mosses
B
Ferns
C
Flowering Plants
D
Conifers
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bryophytes have no roots, leaves or stems. Mosses, hornworts, and liverworts belong to this group.

Detailed explanation-2: -Unlike most other plants, mosses don’t have roots. Instead they have rhizoids, which are small hairlike structures. Their main function is anchoring the plant to rock, bark or soil.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bryophytes. Bryophytes have no roots, leaves or stems. Moss and liverworts belong to this group.

Detailed explanation-4: -The correct option is ‘Utricularia’

Detailed explanation-5: -Rhizoids are multicellular in the mosses. All other land plants develop unicellular rhizoids and root hairs.

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