The XYLEM.
Vascular bundle
xylem
Since non-vascular plants don't have xylem or phloem, they can't transport their materials around the plant as quickly. This means that the plant stays low to the ground, which allows for nutrients to still get to the entire plant. Think of a sponge; it takes a long time for water to travel up the sponge from the base up. The same is true for non-vascular plants.
Vascular or conductive tissue is a distinctive feature of the complex plants, one that has made possible their survival in the terrestrial environment. Vascular tissues are commonly known as Xylem & Phloem
Plants that have tubes are called vascular plants.
Movement of water is done through Osmosis - from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration across a semi- permeable membrane. Movement of minerals is done through Active transport - from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration AGAINST a concentration gradient, it is active because it requires energy which is received from respiration.
Xylem
stem Through vascular tissue of phloem
xylem
I'm assuming that you are referring to non-vascular plants, to which the answer is, despite having no vascular tissue (xylem and phloem) there are still tissues within that specialise in transportation of nutrients.
Xylem transports water up to the leaves.Water:Is absorbed from the soil through root hair cellsIs transported through the xylem vessels up the stem to the leaves.Evaporates from the leaves (transpiration)But the phloem transports nutrients to the leaves.
Vascular TissueMost seed plants live on land. Recall from Chapter 4 that land plants face many challenges, including standing upright and supplying all their cells with food and water. Like ferns, seed plants meet these two challenges with vascular tissue. The thick walls of the cells in the vascular tissue help support the plants. In addition, food, water, and nutrients are transported throughout the plants in vascular tissue.There are two types of vascular tissue. Phloem (floh um) is the vascular tissue through which food moves. When food is made in the leaves, it enters the phloem and travels to other parts of the plant. Water and minerals, on the other hand, travel in the vascular tissue called xylem (zy lum). The roots absorb water and minerals from the soil. These materials enter the root's xylem and move upward into the stems and leaves.
Since non-vascular plants don't have xylem or phloem, they can't transport their materials around the plant as quickly. This means that the plant stays low to the ground, which allows for nutrients to still get to the entire plant. Think of a sponge; it takes a long time for water to travel up the sponge from the base up. The same is true for non-vascular plants.
Vascular or conductive tissue is a distinctive feature of the complex plants, one that has made possible their survival in the terrestrial environment. Vascular tissues are commonly known as Xylem & Phloem
Plants that have tubes are called vascular plants.
Movement of water is done through Osmosis - from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration across a semi- permeable membrane. Movement of minerals is done through Active transport - from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration AGAINST a concentration gradient, it is active because it requires energy which is received from respiration.
Nutrients and oxygen diffuse through the capillaries, due to diffusion.
Primarily water passes through the stem of a vascular plant. However, minerals from the soil, which are absorbed by the plant's roots, also travel through the stem.