Which category contains mosses and liverworts?

Which category contains mosses and liverworts?

• A. Nonvascular plants
• B. Vascular plants
• C. Algae
• D. Fungi

Answer: (A)

Mosses and liverworts are nonvascular plants. They lack the transport tissues xylem and phloem, so they don’t move water and nutrients through vessels like larger plants do. Because of that, these plants stay small and stay in moist environments, absorbing water directly across their surfaces. They’re bryophytes with a life cycle dominated by the gametophyte stage, which contrasts with vascular plants that have specialized tissues for transport. Algae are primarily aquatic photosynthetic organisms, and fungi obtain nutrients by absorption, so neither fits as land plants like mosses and liverworts.

Mosses and liverworts are nonvascular plants. They lack the transport tissues xylem and phloem, so they don’t move water and nutrients through vessels like larger plants do. Because of that, these plants stay small and stay in moist environments, absorbing water directly across their surfaces. They’re bryophytes with a life cycle dominated by the gametophyte stage, which contrasts with vascular plants that have specialized tissues for transport. Algae are primarily aquatic photosynthetic organisms, and fungi obtain nutrients by absorption, so neither fits as land plants like mosses and liverworts.