Question

Why bryophytes are known as amphibians of plant kingdom?

Answer 1

Bryophytes:

1. The term Bryophyta originates from the word ‘Bryon’ meaning mosses and ‘phyton’ meaning plants.
2. Bryophyta includes plants like mosses, hornworts, and liverworts.
3. These are small plants that grow in shady and damp areas.
4. They lack vascular tissues.
5. They don’t produce flowers and seeds, instead, reproduce through spores.
6. The study of bryophytes is called bryology.

Bryophytes as amphibians of plant kingdom:

1. Bryophytes are called the amphibians of the plant kingdom.
   
2. Amphibians are those organisms which live on both land and in water.
   
3. Bryophytes are called amphibians of the plant kingdom because these plants need both water and soil for their survival.
   
4. These plants though live in soil but they need water for sexual reproduction.
   
5. The sperm of bryophyte(antherozoids) are flagellate and need water to swim to the eggs.