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The plant body in higher plants is well differentiated and well developed. Roots are the organs used for the purpose of absorption. What is the equivalent of roots in the less developed lower plants ?

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Algae may bear holdfast or hapteron which perfoms only the function of fixation .
Fungi may show the presence of haustoria .
Bryophytes show rhizoids as fixing and absorbing organs.
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