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The main plant body of bryophyte plant is ______.


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Bryophytes:

  1. Bryophytes are a primitive plant group.
  2. They prefer moist, shady environments, where they form a dense mat on damp soil, rock, logs, and other substrates.
  3. In their life cycle, bryophytes have two distinct phases: a haploid gametophytic phase and a diploid sporophytic phase that alternate.
  4. The body of the adult plant represents the gametophyte.
  5. As a parasite on the gametophyte, a short-lived sporophyte appears. It is the adult plant body in bryophytes.

Final Answer: The main plant body of the bryophyte plant is gametophyte.


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