Question

Which of the following statements is not true for bryophytes?​

• A. Their spores germinate to produce gametophytes.​
• B. They are photosynthetic.​
• C. Their zygote undergoes meiosis to produce the sporophyte.​
• D. They lack vessels and sieve tubes.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Their zygote undergoes meiosis to produce the sporophyte.​

Characteristics of bryophytes:

• These are terrestrial, multicellular, non-vascular.
• These plants are called amphibians of the plant kingdom.
• They are photosynthetic.​
• They reproduce asexually by fragmentation or by gemmae.
• Gametophytic is dominant and sporophytic generation is small and depends on the gametophytic generation.
  
• Statement B is correct as during alternation of generation spore is the first cell of the gametophytic generation.
• Statement D is correct. Bryophytes can photosynthesise as they have chlorophyll.
• The zygote in bryophytes forms a sporophyte which undergoes meiosis to form spores that develop into gametophyte. Hence, statement C is incorrect.
• Statement A is correct as bryophytes are nonvascular plants.