Question
Define pteridophytes. Compare between bryophytes and Pteridophytes.
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Answer
Any simple vascular plant that produces spores, but not seeds, and has the diploid stage of its life cycle as the dominant form is called a pteridophyte.Ferns, Lycopodium, and Club mosses are all pteridophytes.
Bryophyta | Pteridophyta | |
i. | Plant body is gametophytic. | Plant body is sporophytic. |
ii. | Real stem and leaves are always absent. | Real stem and leaves are present. |
iii. | Fixation of plant body is carried out by rhizoids. | Fixation of plant body is carried out by roots. |
iv. | Bryophytes are non-vascular in nature. | Pteridophytes are vascular plants. |
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