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What are the non-vascular cryptogams

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The embryo divides and give rise to sporophyte.
(ii) The sporophyte is dependent on gametophyte
(iii) It is differentiated into three recognizable parts namely foot, seta and capsule
(iv) Foot is the basal portion and is embedded in the gametophyte through which water andnutrients are supplied for the sporophyte.
(v) The diploid spore mother cells found in the capsule region undergoes meiotic division and give rise to haploid spores. Bryophytes are homosporous.
(vi) In some sporophytes elaters are present and help in dispersal of spores. eg. Marchantia.
(vii) The spores germinate to produce gametophyte
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