The XYLEM.
xylem
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
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.
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.
In a leaf, food is carried by the phloem tissue, while water is carried by the xylem tissue. These vascular tissues run throughout the leaf and are responsible for distributing nutrients and water to the plant cells.
Xylem
stem Through vascular tissue of phloem
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.
Water and nutrients are absorbed by the roots and travel through the xylem tissue in the stems via capillary action and transpiration pull. This process helps provide water for photosynthesis in the leaves and nutrients for growth and metabolism in the plant. The movement is facilitated by cohesion and adhesion forces within the plant's vascular system.
xylem
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.
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
roots hold a plant in place of the soil. like roots ,stems have vascular tissue. this helps support plants .the xylem and phloem in stems connect to those same tissues in the roots .together, the move food for the plant between roots and leaves.
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.
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.
In a leaf, food is carried by the phloem tissue, while water is carried by the xylem tissue. These vascular tissues run throughout the leaf and are responsible for distributing nutrients and water to the plant cells.