Question

Differentiate Bryophytes and Pteridophytes in detail.

Answer 1

Bryophytes	Pteridophytes
1.Plant body cannot be differentiated into root, stem and leaf.	1.Plant body can be differentiated into root, stem and leaf.
2.Bryophytes are amphibians.	2.Pteridophytes are true land plants.
3.Vascular tissues are absent.	3.Vascular tissues are present.
4.The dominant phase of the plant body is gametophyte.	4.The dominant phase of the plant body is sporophyte.
5.Sporophytic generation depends on the gametophytic generation.	5.Gametophytic generation does not depend on sporophytic generation.
6.Example: Riccia	6.Example: Selaginella