Question

Select incorrect statement from the following about bryophytes.

• A. The plant body of liverworts is not thalloid and made of rhizoids, stem and leaves
• B. Mosses have upright, slender axis bearing spirally arranged leaves
• C. Spores germinate to form gametophyte
• D. The zygote produces a sporophyte

Answer 1

The correct option is A The plant body of liverworts is not thalloid and made of rhizoids, stem and leaves

The plant body of liverworts is thalloid and made of rhizoids, stem and leaves. They lack true roots, stems or leaves but possess root-like, leaf-like or stem-like structures. The plants body is attached to the substratum by roots-like structure called rhizoids.