EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Except for bryophytes, pteridophytes, gymnosperms, and angiosperms are all vascular plants which possess the vascular system of xylem and phloem. These plants are tall in height and mostly reproduce by gametes. So, option A is the correct answer. Note: The division bryophyte is also called moss.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mosses and liverworts are small, primitive, non-vascular plants. They lack the conductive tissue most plants use to transport water and nutrients. Instead, moisture is absorbed directly into cells by osmosis.

Detailed explanation-3: -Vascular plants include the clubmosses, horsetails, ferns, gymnosperms (including conifers), and angiosperms (flowering plants). Scientific names for the group include Tracheophyta, Tracheobionta and Equisetopsida sensu lato.

Detailed explanation-4: -Nonvascular plants include liverworts, hornworts, and mosses. They lack roots, stems, and leaves. Nonvascular plants are low-growing, reproduce with spores, and need a moist habitat.

Detailed explanation-5: -The ferns, gymnosperms, and flowering plants are all vascular plants.