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∙ 12y agoSporophytes
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∙ 12y agoThe plants absorb like a sponge
Plants without vascular tissue, like mosses and liverworts, rely on diffusion to transport materials from cell to cell. They are generally small in size and grow in damp environments where water and nutrients can easily reach all parts of the plant.
Because vascular tissue is the transport system of a plant. if a plant doesn't have vascular tissue it cant transport water and minerals to all parts of the plant if it is big. So the non-vascular plant like moss needs to be small for sufficient distribution of water and minerals etc without a transport system. eg- moss
The movement of materials across the cell membrane without using cellular energy is called passive transport. The movement of materials against a concentration difference is known as active transport. Active transport requires energy.
Nonvascular plants such as mosses and liverworts lack specialized vascular tissues like xylem and phloem, which are responsible for conducting water and nutrients throughout the plant. Without these efficient transport systems, nonvascular plants are limited in their ability to grow tall and support themselves against gravity in the same way that vascular plants can.
A plant without vascular tissue is known as a non-vascular plant. These plants rely on osmosis and diffusion to transport water, nutrients, and other substances throughout their bodies. Examples include mosses and liverworts.
Molecular Transport (in cells) is the movement of materials across a cell membrane. The two kinds of Molecular Transport used in organisms are Active Transport and Passive Transport. Active Transport- materials move across the plasma membrane with the use of energy (like Adenosine Triphosphate) Passive Transport- materials move accross the plasma membrane without the use of energy
Within vascular plants is the phloem, the vessel that transports food, and the xylem, which transports water. Nonvascular plants are small, simple plants without a vascular system. They do not have a phloem or xylem.
I would expect a tall desert plant to be a vascular plant. Vascular plants have specialized tissues that help transport water and nutrients throughout the plant, making them better equipped to survive in dry environments like deserts compared to non-vascular plants.
Passive Transport
Active Transport is the passage of materials across the membrane through the expenditure of energy. Passive Transport is the passage of materials across the membrane without the expenditure of energy. Bulk Transport is the type of active transport. Diffusion and Osmosis are type of passive transport.
Passive transport is the movement of materials across a cell membrane without the cell using energy. This can include processes like diffusion, osmosis, and facilitated diffusion.