Amphibians of plant kingdom
Bryophytes
Main plant body in bryo
Gametophyte which is haploid
Sex organs in bryophyte
Archegonium- egg
Antheridium - biflagellate antherozoids
ZYGOTES DO NOT UNDERGO MEIOSIS IMMEDIATELY
Mutlicelluar sporophyte is formed
Reduction division in bry occurs in
Sporoohyte to produce haploid spores
Moss which provides peat
Spaghnum
Thalloid liverwort eg:
Marchantia
Liverworts reproduce asexually by
Gemmae
Two stages of mosses
Protonema
Leafy stage
Leafy stage develps from
Secondary protonema as lateral bud
Mosses eg:
Funaria
Polytrichum
Spaghnum