OBJECTIVE FORESTRY

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). Bryophytes occupy niches in moist habitats, but, as they lack vascular tissue, they are not very efficient at absorbing water.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nonvascular plants absorb water and nutrients from the ground so they remain close to the ground to access water.

Detailed explanation-3: -The non-vascular plants grow in moist environments. It is due to lack of vascular tissue that requires to maintain close contact with water to prevent desiccation.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Nonvascular plants do not possess any special organs for the absorption and transport of water; instead, the plant cells absorb water and nutrients from their wet surroundings at their surface by diffusion and pass them from cell to cell.