The Nonvascular Plants Have a Number of Structures or Characteristics

question 180

Multiple Choice

The nonvascular plants have a number of structures or characteristics that allow them to obtain water and minerals in the absence of a vascular system.These include all of the following except

• A) growth in dense masses through which water can move by capillary action.
• B) leaflike structures that catch and hold water.
• C) small size, which allows minerals to be distributed evenly by diffusion.
• D) an extensive root system to take up water from soil.
• E) mycorrhizae, a mutualistic association with a fungus.

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