Question

Write down differences between bryophytes and pteridophytes.

Answer 1

Bryophyta	Pteridophyta
1. Plant body is gametophytic.	1. Plant body is sporophytic.
2. Plant body is either thallose and/or folliose. However, real stem and leaves are always absent.	2. Real stem and leaves are present.
3. Fixation of plant body is carried out by rhizoids.	3. Fixation of plant body is carried out by roots.
4. Sporophyte is parasitic over the gametophytic plant body throughout its life.	4. The gametophyte is small and independent.
5. Bryophytes are non-vascular in nature.	5. Pteriodophytes are vascular plants.