BL 7 Bryophytes
BL 7 Bryophytes
BL 7 Bryophytes
• Body is one cell thick but midrib is more than one cell
• The body is arranged dorsoventrally flattened with
two sets of root-like structures – rhizoids
Sexual reproduction:
• The Funaria plant is monoecious and autoecious,
i.e. male (antheridia) and female (archegonia)
organs are produced on the same plant but on
different branches.
• Male organs mature first hence Funaria plants are
Protandrous