Question

The cells in vascular and nonvascular plants are both able to get water, but nonvascular plants have different methods than vascular plants. How do these differences affect the height of the plants? In three to five SHORT sentences, explain this and be sure to describe how each type of plant gets water to its cells.

Answer 1

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The cells in vascular plants are able to get water through their specialized tissues called xylem. Xylem cells transport water and nutrients from the roots to the rest of the plant, allowing for efficient water uptake. This helps vascular plants to grow taller as they can transport water to their upper parts. Nonvascular plants, on the other hand, lack xylem and use a different method involving osmosis and diffusion to uptake water directly into their cells. This limits their height as they are unable to transport water as efficiently as vascular plants.