$A$ plant specimen was found with rhizoids instead of differentiated roots.
$(a)$ Identify the group to which it belongs.
$(b)$ Write any two characteristics of this group.
$(c)$ Draw the diagram of a plant belonging to this group.

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(N/A) Bryophyta.
$(b)$ $(i)$ They are mostly terrestrial plants.
$(ii)$ They are found in damp and shady places.
$(iii)$ The plant body is commonly differentiated into stem and leaf-like structures.
$(c)$ The diagram represents a moss plant (Funaria),which is a member of the Bryophyta group. It shows the gametophyte with leaf-like structures and rhizoids,and the sporophyte consisting of a foot,seta,and capsule.

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