According to the textbook, the life cycle of bryophytes generally follows this sequence:

1. The dominant plant body is the gametophyte which is attached to the substratum by rhizoids .
2. Sexual reproduction involves the fusion of antherozoid with the egg (fertilisation) to produce a zygote .
3. The zygote produces a multicellular body called a sporophyte .
4. Some cells of the sporophyte undergo reduction division (meiosis) to produce haploid spores .