Among the options listed below, which of the following types of plants do bryophytes include?

(a) Hornworts

(b) Mosses

(c) Liverworts

(d) All of the above

(e) None of the above

The correct answer to this question is option (d). All of the above.

Bryophytes are small plants that grow best with minimum to no sunlight. They are unable to produce flowers and seeds and lack vascular tissues. Bryophytes include – mosses, hornworts, liverworts, etc. They require water to complete their life-cycle and are found in moist areas.

It consists of approximately 20,000 species of plants. Some examples include – Marchantia, Riccia, Pellia (liverworts); Funaria, Polytrichum, sphagnum (mosses); Anthoceros, Notothylas and Megaceros (hornworts). They help in recycling and decomposing. They are soil binders as they have dense growth and also have medicinal uses.

Related Links:

• Bryophytes: Habitat, Classification, Characteristics
• Bryophytes and Its Three Groups
• Bryophyta – Characteristics, Life Cycle and Examples

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