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- Explain the features of pteridophytes showing similarities with Bryophytes.What is the position of the sporangia (describe specific position/orientation of sporangia on the stem or leaf blade) of the following plant groups: a. Bryophytes b. Rhyniophytes c. Lycophytes d. MonilophytesWrite the general characters of bryophytes.
- Name and briefly describe the two phyla of seedless vascular plants.among liverworts, hornworts, and mosses, which is the closest to vascular plants? what are the feautries that link the bryophytes to the vascular plants?Describe the characteristics of the seedless vascular plants. Give at least five. 1. Phylum Monilophyta: Class Polypodiopsida(Ferns)