NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -In Bryophytes, male sex organs is called antheridia. They produce sperms or antherozoids. Female sex organ. In Bryophytes, female sex organs is called archegonia. They are flask-shaped and contain a large egg.

Detailed explanation-2: -What Is an Antheridium? Simply put, an antheridium is a structure that produces and holds sperm cells in bryophytes (non-vascular plants) and ferns. This is similar to a human’s testes in that the sperm is not only produced in the structure, but is stored there until needed for reproduction.

Detailed explanation-3: -Antheridia are present in the gametophyte phase of cryptogams like bryophytes and ferns. Many algae and some fungi, for example ascomycetes and water moulds, also have antheridia during their reproductive stages.

Detailed explanation-4: -Archegonia is the female sex organ present in the gametophyte which is produced at the leafy apex in sexual reproduction. Antheridia is the male sex organ present in the gametophyte which is also produced at the apex. These are haploid structures. This type of reproduction is found in mosses.

Detailed explanation-5: -Bryophytes produce enclosed reproductive structures (gametangia and sporangia), but they do not produce flowers or seeds. They reproduce sexually by spores and asexually by fragmentation or the production of gemmae.