Q. Consider the following statements regarding Cryptogams
1. They do not produce any reproductive structure like seed, or flower.
2. They present only in terrestrial ecosystem
3. Algae, bryophytes, lichens, ferns and fungi are the best-known groups of cryptogams.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Recently, India’s first cryptogamic garden was inaugurated in the Chakrata town of Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
About Cryptograms:
- The word “Cryptogamae” implies ‘hidden reproduction’, referring to the fact that they do not produce any reproductive structure, seed, or flower. Due to this, they are called “flowerless” or “seedless plants” or ‘lower plants’.
- These are present in aquatic and terrestrial places.
- Algae, bryophytes, lichens, ferns and fungi are the best-known groups of cryptogams.
Source: The Indian Express
