DENDROLOGY

DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY

PLANT CLASSIFICATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A biologist observes that a plant specimen hasno true roots, stems, or leaves. What term wouldshe use to describe this plant?
A
vascular
B
flowering
C
wilted
D
non-vascular
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Plants which do not have roots, stems, and leaves are called thalloid or foliose plants.

Detailed explanation-2: -So, the answer is, ‘Bryophytes.

Detailed explanation-3: -thallus A primitive type of vegetative plant body that is not differentiated into stems, leaves, and roots, although analogous structures may be present. The term is used mainly of non-vascular plants, e.g. algae, fungi, lichens, and liverworts.

Detailed explanation-4: -Algae also lack true roots, stems, and leaves-features they share with the avascular lower plants (e.g., mosses, liverworts, and hornworts).

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