Question

Why are Bryophytes small, like mosses?
I. lack vascular tissue
II. depend on water as a medium for their sperm transfer
III. evolved before other land plants

• A. I is true
• B. II is true
• C. III is true
• D. I and II are both true
• E. I and III are both true

Answer 1

The correct option is D I and II are both true

Bryophytes like mosses are small as these are nonvascular plant having only few water conducting strands in central stem. Smaller size makes them rely on diffusion for movement of water in and out of the plants and to use water as a medium for sperm transfer. Thus, the correct answer is option D.