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Bryophytes are dependent on water because
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- water is essential for fertilization for their homosporous nature
- water is essential for their vegetative propagation
- the sperms can easily reach upto egg in the archegonium
- archegonium has to remain filled with water for fertilization
Correct Option: C
Bryophytes require a thin film of water on the surface of their substratum during sexual reproduction for the following reasons :
(i) dehiscence of antheridia requires absorption of water from outside
(ii) dehiscence of archegonium
(iii) swimming of sperms to reach the archegonia
