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Non-vascular plants are limited in size for all of the following reasons EXCEPT theyA)have no xylem to carry water.B)have no phloem to store sugars.C)have tiny seeds that can only travel short distances.D)must have moisture for their sperm to swim to the egg of other plants.

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Non-vascular plants do not possess xylem or phloem because they do not have water-conducting tissue. They cannot carry water and absorb directly by means of their leaflike scale. So that fertilization will occur in a vascular plant, the sperm must swim in a drop of water from antheridium to an egg in an archegonium.

Answer - Option C - have tiny seeds that can only travel short distances

They also do not possess seeds. They possess roots to be able to absorb water and minerals.

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