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Why nonvascular plants grow close to the ground?

Because they have no roots or stems they are non vascular plants


Nonvascular plants are not as common or widespread as vascular plants because?

Nonvascular plants lack the specialized tissues that allow vascular plants to transport water and nutrients efficiently throughout their structures. This limits their ability to grow taller than vascular plants and to thrive in a wider range of environments. Additionally, nonvascular plants rely heavily on moisture for reproduction, which constrains their habitat options compared to vascular plants.


Do nonvascular plants are better suited to life on land?

Nonvascular plants are not better suited to life on land than vascular plants because they lack specialized tissues for water and nutrient transport. Vascular plants have xylem and phloem which help them to grow taller and access resources more efficiently. Nonvascular plants, such as mosses and liverworts, tend to grow close to the ground in damp environments.


What are 3 examples of nonvascular plants?

Three examples of nonvascular plants are mosses, liverworts, and hornworts. These plants lack specialized tissues for transporting water and nutrients, so they are typically small and grow close to the ground in moist environments. Nonvascular plants reproduce through spores rather than seeds.


Can vascular plants grow taller than nonvascular plants?

yes they can


Why must nonvascular plants grow close to the ground?

Non-vascular plants have to stay close to the ground because they have to get their water supply through osmosis. They absorb the water from the damp ground they grow on.


Is Noni vascular or nonvascular?

It must be vascular because the pictures show it to be a tall flowering plant. All nonvascular plants are small and grow close to the ground since they lack phloem and xylem


What are vascular plants different from than nonvascular plants?

Vascular plants (Pterydophytae, Gymnospermae and Angyospermae) can transport water faster then Bryophytae and can reach big heights. Unlike Bryophytae, that have a slow water transport and cannot be high.


Which description best fits nonvascular plants?

Nonvascular plants are small, simple plants that do not have specialized tissues for transporting water and nutrients. They usually grow close to the ground and rely on diffusion and osmosis to distribute resources through their bodies. Examples include mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.


Why would growing plants close together experience a challenge?

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A friend tells you that he saw a mosses plant that are about 2 meters tall Is your friend correct?

No, mosses are nonvascular plants and cannot grow more than a few centimeters tall.


How do plants survive in the Arctic?

One way that plants survive in the Arctic is by growing close together and close to the ground. Some plants have fuzzy coverings on their leaves, buds, and stems to protect them from the wind. Most plants are perennials that do not die during the winter.They keep thereselves warm because they are very thick and under the ground it is not cold.