Vascular plants (such as ferns, conifers, and flowering plants)
• Contain tube-like structures, xylem and phloem, that provide support and help circulate water and food through the plant
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• Food is made in the leaves and then transported through the plant.
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• Takes in water from the environment through the roots.
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• Moves water and nutrients through the plant.
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Non-vascular plants ( such as mosses, liverworts, and hornworts)
• Diffuses water and nutrients directly from the environment.
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• Distributes nutrients from cell to cell.
