5. Bryophyta acts as a connecting link between a.terrestrial fungi and aquatic fungi b.algae and fungi c.pteridophyta and gymnosperms d.thallophyta and pteridophyta
Correct option is A) Bryophyta acts as the connecting link between algae (Thallophyta) and Pteridophyta. Their body is differentiated more than algae but lacks true root, stem, and leaves. They do not have vascular tissue like algae but have multicellular sex organ and requires water for fertilization like Pteridophyta. The bryophytes are quite soft and delicate and, therefore, they lack fossil records. There are no known fossil bryophytes more primitive than the forms of to-day. Whereas, it is assessed that Bryophyta is the connecting link between Thallophyta and Pteridophyta.
