Which one of the following statements about bryophytes is not correct?

Key Points

• Bryophytes belong to the plant group Bryophyta.
• It includes various plants that are found commonly growing in moist shaded areas in the hills.
• They are also known as the amphibians of the Plant Kingdom as they can live in soil but are dependent on water for sexual reproduction.
• It is thallus-like, prostrate or erect, and attached to the substratum by unicellular or multicellular rhizoids.
• They may possess root-like, leaf-like or stem-like structures.
• The main plant body of the bryophyte is the gametophyte, which is haploid and produces gametes.
• The sex organs in bryophytes are multicellular.
• The sporophyte is not free-living but attached to the photosynthetic gametophyte and derives nourishment from it.
• Examples - Mosses and liverworts.

Explanation:

• Vascular tissues are completely absent in Bryophytes.
• The most primitive plants to possess water-conducting tissues are the pteridophytes, which evolved later than the bryophytes.

Hence, the correct answer is option 4.