Multiple choice

Non-vascular plants belong to the division Bryophyta, which includes mosses, liverworts and hornworts. Which of the following can be excluded from the main adaptations of non-vascular plants?

  1. The non-vascular plants usually grow in dry places.

  2. These plants possess rhizoids.

  3. The sporophyte grows as a parasite on the gametophyte.

  4. The rate of evaporation is slow.

  5. They reproduce asexually and sexually.
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Explanation

The non-vascular plants usually grow in moist and shady places. The moist environment is essential for easy uptake of the water since they lack the vascular tissues like the xylem and the phloem.

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