General Characteristics of Bryophytes:
Plants occur in damp and shaded areas.
The plant body is thallus like prostrate or erect.
It is attached to the substratum by rhizoids, which are unicellular or multicellular.
Plants lack the vascular system (xylem, phloem).
The gametophyte bears multicellular sex organs and photosynthetic.
The zygote develops into a multicellular sporophyte.