Question

Cryptogams are
A.Flowering plant
B.Flowerless plants, seedless plants or lower plants
C.Higher plants
D.None of the above

Answer 1

As part of the plant kingdom, not all cryptogams are treated; fungi, in particular, are regarded as a separate kingdom, more closely related to animals than to plants, whereas blue-green algae are now regarded as a bacterial phylum.

Complete answer:
A cryptogam is a plant that reproduces in the general sense of by means of spores, they do not produce flowers or seeds. The "Cryptogamae'' are also called as "thallophytes" or hidden reproduction or "lower plants' '. A cryptogam is a plant that reproduces and is free of seeds or flowers by spores. The meaning of Cryptogams is hidden reproduction, which means that there is no seed production, so the cryptogams are represented by non-seed bearing plants. Other names, such as 'thallophytes', 'lower plants' and 'spore plants' are also often used. Cryptogams are the opposite of Phanerogamae or Spermatophyta seed plants.

Hence, the correct answer is option (B)

Note: Algae, lichens, mosses and ferns are the best-known classes of cryptogams, although they also include non-photosynthetic species typically categorized as plants, such as mushrooms, slime molds, and bacteria. The classification in Linnaean taxonomy is now deprecated.