Question

Observe the diagram given below and answer the following questions :

(a) Identify the plant.

(b) Name the group to which it belongs.

(c) Give one characteristic features.

Answer 1

(a)

1. The picture shown above is of Riccia.
2. Riccia is a type of liverwort.
3. They are non-vascular plants found on land.

(b)

1. Riccia belongs to group Bryophyta.
2. Bryophyta are small plants that grow in moist and shady areas.

(c) Some of the characteristic features of Riccia are -

1. They do not have specialized tissues for the conduction of water and food.
2. They have gemmae cups and barrel-shaped pores.