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
Vascular plants have specialized tissues called xylem and phloem that transport water and nutrients throughout the plant. This allows vascular plants to grow taller and have more complex structures because the water can be efficiently transported to all parts of the plant. Nonvascular plants, on the other hand, rely on diffusion and osmosis to absorb water directly into their cells. This process is slower and less efficient, limiting the height that nonvascular plants can reach. As a result, vascular plants are generally taller and more structurally complex than nonvascular plants.
