EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Instead of roots, they have hair-like rhizoids to anchor them to the ground and to absorb water and minerals (see Figure below).

Detailed explanation-2: -Nonvascular plants lack true roots, instead, they have hair-like fibrous appendages called rhizoids. Rhizoids stabilize and anchor bryophytes to the ground or substrate they grow on(trees, logs, rocks).

Detailed explanation-3: -How can nonvascular plants survive on land without true leaves, stems, and roots? They have a thick cuticle to prevent water loss.

Detailed explanation-4: -Nonvascular seedless plants, as their name implies, lack vascular tissue. Vascular tissue is specialized tissue that transports water, nutrients, and food in plants. As they lack vascular tissue, they also do not have true roots, stems, or leaves.

Detailed explanation-5: -While nonvascular plants do transport water and sugar between their cells, there is no organized structure for doing so. These vascular tissues allow a vascular plant to grow much larger and distribute nutrients to the root.