Plant body of Riccia is

Sporophyte

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Gametophyte

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Aquatic

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is B Gametophyte
Riccia plants are small. The plant body is a thallus that is not differentiated into root, stem and leaf. It is strap-shaped and about 0.5 to 4 mm wide and branches dichotomously (equally forked). It is gametophytic in nature.

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Q. Match List I (Plants) with List II(presence of character in the plant body) and select the correct answer using the codes given the lists.

List-I	List-II
a. Riccia	$1$ . Only smooth-walled unicellular rhizoids
b. Marchantia	$2$ . Multicellular rhizoids
c. Anthoceros	$3$ . Rhomboidal areas on dorsal surface
d. Funaria	$4$ . Dorsal groove along sagittal axis

On the basis of characters in group A and group B identify the correct option

$\begin{matrix} Group -A & Group -B (i) Land plant & (i) Land plant (ii) Plant body forms thallus & (ii) Sporophyte is divided root, stem and leaves (iii) Gemma cups present on dorsal surface & (iii) Vascular tissue is present (iv) Multicellular scales are present & (iv) Fruits are absent (v) Gametophytic plant body & (v) Seeds are present \end{matrix}$

Q. Identify the division of the following plant and write features of the division.

Q. Sporophyte of Riccia contains

Q. Thallus of Riccia is

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Plant body of Riccia is

The correct option is B GametophyteRiccia plants are small. The plant body is a thallus that is not differentiated into root, stem and leaf. It is strap-shaped and about 0.5 to 4 mm wide and branches dichotomously (equally forked). It is gametophytic in nature.

The correct option is B Gametophyte
Riccia plants are small. The plant body is a thallus that is not differentiated into root, stem and leaf. It is strap-shaped and about 0.5 to 4 mm wide and branches dichotomously (equally forked). It is gametophytic in nature.