Which one of the following is a saprophytic bryophyte?
Riccia fluitans
Buxbaumia aphylla
Funaria hygrometrica
Sphagnum
B.
Buxbaumia aphylla
Bryophytes usually grow in moist and shady places. Some bryophytes grow in diverse habitats such as aquatic (eg. Riccia jluitans), epiphytic (eg. Dendroceros and many mosses), saprophytic (eg. Buxbaumia aphylla) and in dry habitats such as dry sites (eg. Polytrichum juniperinum) deserts (eg. Tortula desertorum) and dry rocks (eg. Porella platyphylla).
A plant having seeds but lacking flowers and fruits belong to
pteridophytes
mosses
ferns
gymnosperms
Pigments common to all algae are
chlorophyll- a and phycobilins
chlorophyll- a and carotenoids
chlorophyll- a and chlorophyll- b
chlorophyll- b and carotenoids
Agar-agar commonly used in bacterial cultures and medication is obtained from :
Sargassum
Gelidium
Ulothrix
Ulva