Question

While walking in the woods, you come across some low-growing plants clustered at the base of a tree. You collect one as a specimen for biology class. Upon examination in the lab, you find that the leaf-, stem-, and root-like structures contain no vascular tissue. The plant is_______.

Answer 1

The answer is Bryophytes (moss).

Step-by-step explanation:

Bryophytes are ancient and non-vascular plants, that grow mostly in humid places, like the base of a tree. They don't present vascular tissue like the one present in vascular plants, but they do have one conduct that flow water and other components with capillarity principles. The lack of a developed vascular tissue has a lot to do with the size of these organisms.