Question

Non-vascular plants are found in:
I. Algae
II. Bryophytes
III. Pteridophytes
IV. Gymnosperms
V. Angiosperms

• A. Only I and II
• B. Only I and III
• C. Only III, IV and V
• D. Only IV and V

Answer 1

The correct option is A Only I and II

Non-vascular plants lack vascular tissues such as xylem and phloem. Algae are thallophytes which lack true roots or shoots, so they do not have xylem or phloem tissues. Bryophytes which include mosses and liverworts also lack xylem and phloem, so they too come under non-vascular plants. The plants under algae and bryophytes don’t have tall plants.

Plants in pteridophytes, gymnosperms and angiosperms are tracheophytes which have vascular tissues for conducting water and organic solutes to long distances.