For Bryophytes, select the incorrect statement in the follo…

Biology The Living World Skill Builder Single Correct MCQ

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Published on: August 12, 2026

For Bryophytes, select the incorrect statement in the followings :-

The plant body of liverworts is thalloid & erect.

Mosses have upright, slender axis bearing spirally arranged leaves.

Spores germinate to form gametophyte

The zygote produces a sporophyte

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Statement is incorrect because the plant body of a thalloid liverwort (such as Marchantia) is dorsiventral and prostrate (appressed closely to the substrate), not erect. While some liverworts have "leafy" forms, the thalloid forms are typically flattened and grow horizontally.

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