AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

PTERIDOPHYTES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The sporophyte of funaria is thalloid in nature
A
True
B
Falae
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mosses, on the other hand, do not have a thalloid body. They have leaf-like, stem-like, and root-like structures. Examples of mosses are Funaria, Polytrichum, and Sphagnum.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sporophyte is the diploid plant of Funaria. It is attached to the gametophyte like a parasite. The zygote undergoes repeated division to form a globular proembryo. The proembryo then develops into a diploid sporophyte.

Detailed explanation-3: -Plant body is thalloid in Marchantia.

Detailed explanation-4: -An organism or structure resembling a thallus is called thalloid. A thallus usually names the entire body of a multicellular non-moving organism in which there is no organization of the tissues into organs. The lower plants are generally thalloid as the true roots, stems or leaves are absent.

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