Explanation

The predominant stage of the life cycle of a moss is the gametophyte, which consists of two stages. The first stage is protonema stage, which develops directly from a spore. The second stage is the leafy stage which develops from the secondary protonema as a lateral bud. They consist of upright slender axe bearing spirally arranged leaves. They are attached to the soil through multicellular and branched rhizoids. This stage bears the sex organs