Question

Bryophytes resemble algae in which of the following aspects?

• A. Filamentous body, presence of vascular tissues and autotrophic nutrition
• B. Differentiation of plant body into root, stem and leaves and autotrophic nutrition
• C. Thallus like plant body, presence of root and autotrophic nutrition
• D. Thallus-like plant body, lack of vascular tissues and autotrophic nutrition

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Thallus-like plant body, lack of vascular tissues and autotrophic nutrition

Both in algae and bryophytes, plant body is thalloid, vascular bundles are absent. The chloroplast pigments in the vegetative cells of bryophytes are identical with those of green algae. They both can synthesize their own food, so mode of nutrition is autotrophic.

So, the correct answer is 'Thallus-like plant body, lack of vascular tissues and autotrophic nutrition'