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A well developed archegonium with neck consisting of 4-6 rows and neck canal cells, characterises

Updated On: Jun 23, 2024

gymnosperms and flowering plants
pteridophytes and gymnosperms
gymnosperms only
bryophytes and pteridophytes.

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Bryophytes and pteridophytes both have alternation of generation. The gametophytic phase is dominant in bryophytes whereas in pteridophytes it is short lived. Sex organs are embedded is some members of bryophytes and pteridophytes. Sperms are flagellate and so water is required for fertilization. Sterile jacket is present around the sex organs for protection. Archegonium appeared for the first time in bryophytes in plant kingdom. It is a flask shaped structure. It has swollen basal portion called venter and upper elongated neck. The venter has egg cell and venter canal cell. There are 4-6 vertical rows of neck cells enclosing neck canal cells in bryophytes. The archegonia have short neck made of four rows of vertically elongated cells that encloses four neck canal cells in pteridophytes.

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Plant Kingdom

The Plant Kingdom comprises all the plants that have some shared characteristics. These are bacteria (prokaryotes), photosynthetic plants, fungi, and several non-photosynthetic plants.

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Several features of Kingdom Plantae are as follows:

They are stationary. They are static and usually remain in one place only.
They have branches that expanded and green leaves due to the presence of chlorophyll.
They are an autotrophic mode of nutrition that simply means they prepare their food with the help of water, sunlight and carbon dioxide. It is further known as self-nutrition.
They indulge in photosynthesis during the day and therefore more carbon dioxide is needed during the day and at night it is released.
They secure their food in the form of starch-like algae.
They have an inelastic wall around their cell known as a cell wall comprised of cellulose.
There is an absence of the nervous system and excretory system.
Reproduction is entirely dependent on air, insects and water. Asexual and vegetative method of reproduction is noticed or detected.
The non-photosynthetic plants acquire their food through parasitism, i.e through their host like Indian pipe.

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Column-I (Plant groups)		Column-II (Examples)
1.	Bryophyta	p.	Pinus
2.	Gymnosperm	q.	Adiantum
3.	Algae	r.	Sphagnum
4.	Pteridophyta	s.	Ectocarpus