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Chapter 25: Q 12. (page 667)

Which of the following structures is not found in bryophytes?

a. a cellulose cell wall

b. chloroplast

c. sporangium

d. root

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Option (d) root is the correct answer.

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Step 1. Information on bryophytes.

  • The division bryophyte is one of the five divisions of the plant Kingdom along with thallophyte, pteridophyte, gymnosperms, and angiosperms.
  • Bryophytes are non-vascular plants growing on land and they are further divided into three parts namely liverworts, hornworts, and mosses.
  • The life cycle of bryophytes is haplo-diplontic since alteration of generation occurs between the haploid stage in the diploid stage.
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Step 2. Explanation on the absence of roots in  bryophytes. 

Bryophytes do not have true roots as present in vascular plants instead they have a root-like structure called the rhizoid that not only absorb moisture, water, and other nutrients from its surrounding but also provides mechanical support to the plant.

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Most popular questions from this chapter

Which plant is considered the most advanced seedless vascular plant and why?

The chromosome complement in a moss protonema is:

a. 1n

b. 2n

c. 3n

d. varies with the size of the protonema

Which of the the following statements about plant divisions is false?

a. Lycophytes and pterophytes are seedless vascular plants.

b. All vascular plants produce seeds.

c. All non-vascular embryophytes are bryophytes.

d. Seed plants include angiosperms and gymnosperms.

How did the development of a vascular system contribute to the increase in size of plants?

Which of the following statements of the fern life cycle is false?

a. Sporangia produce haploid spores.

b. The sporophyte grows from a gametophyte.

c. The sporophyte is diploid and the gametophyte is haploid.

d. Sporangia form on the underside of the gametophyte.
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