A plant specimen was found with rhizoids instead of differentiated roots
a) Identify the phylum
b) Give its 2 charecteristics

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The plant structure that help in attaching this plant to the substratum are called rhizoids.
a) This plant belongs to the group bryophytes

b)they do not posses well differentiated leaves and roots. They have stem like, leaf like and root like (rhizoids) appendages.

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A plant specimen was found with rhizoids instead of differentiated roots a) Identify the phylum b) Give its 2 charecteristics

The plant structure that help in attaching this plant to the substratum are called rhizoids. a) This plant belongs to the group bryophytes b)they do not posses well differentiated leaves and roots. They have stem like, leaf like and root like (rhizoids) appendages.

A plant specimen was found with rhizoids instead of differentiated roots
a) Identify the phylum
b) Give its 2 charecteristics

The plant structure that help in attaching this plant to the substratum are called rhizoids.
a) This plant belongs to the group bryophytes

b)they do not posses well differentiated leaves and roots. They have stem like, leaf like and root like (rhizoids) appendages.