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 sentences, explain this and be sure to describe how each type of plant gets water to its cells.

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Answer 1

Vascular plants have a special tissue called xylem that helps them transport water from their roots to the rest of the plant. This allows them to grow taller because the xylem tubes can carry water upwards to the leaves and other parts of the plant. Nonvascular plants, on the other hand, don't have xylem or any specialized tissues for transporting water. Instead, they rely on osmosis and diffusion to absorb water directly into their cells. This limits their height because they can only grow as tall as the water can reach through their cells.