Bryophyte Life Cycle and Adaptations · NCERT Biology

The moss gametophyte is attached to the soil by:

  1. Slender, deep-growing tap roots
  2. Simple, unicellular thread-like rhizoids
  3. Multicellular branched rhizoids
  4. Fibrous, adventitious feeding roots
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Correct answer: Multicellular branched rhizoids

While liverworts usually have unicellular rhizoids, mosses possess multicellular, branched rhizoids to anchor their more complex, upright leafy stage.

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