Chapter 16, Problem 3Q

Summary Introduction

To determine: The characters shared by both bryophytes and vascular plants that distinguish them from charophycean green algae and that adapt them for existence on land.

Introduction: Bryophytes are the small and flowerless green plants that comprise the mosses and liverworts. These do not bear roots but contain rhizoids. These are very important in starting soil formation on a barren terrain and in maintaining soil moisture. It aids in the recycling of nutrients in forest vegetation.