“The liverworts grow usually in moist, shady habitats such as banks of streams, marshy ground, damp soil, bark of trees and deep in the woods. The plant body of a liverwort is thalloid, e.g., Marchantia. The thallus is dorsiventral and closely appressed to the substrate. The leafy members have tiny leaf-like appendages in two rows on the stem-like structures.”
The above statement signifies which of the following Bryophyta?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Liverworts.
- Liverworts, also traditionally called the Hepaticae, are one of the monophyletic groups that are descendents of some of the first land plants.
- A liverwort is a flowerless, spore-producing plant - with the spores produced in small capsules.