Learn some uses of bryophytes to man.
Plants have a waxy coating called a cuticle which prevents excessive water loss on land.
Sporopollenin -adds resistance to spores. Embryophyte condition- protection and nourishment of embryos by maternal tissues of the parent plant. The bryophytes include plants found in 3 divisions. Need water to reproduce, a film of rain, water or dew is sufficient for fertilization to occur. Alternation of haploid and diploid generations.