NEET Biology question

Statement 1: The term Bryophyta was used first time by Brawn (1864).

Statement 2: He included algae, fungi, lichens and mosses in bryophytes.

(A)Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is correct explanation for Statement 1
(B)Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is not correct explanation for Statement 1Correct
(C)Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is False
(D)Statement 1 is False, Statement 2 is True

Answer: (B)

Solution

The term "Bryophyta" was indeed first used by Braun in 1864, and his original, much broader concept of the group did include organisms later recognised as algae, fungi and lichens alongside mosses (both statements

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