Biology 107

 

 

14. What cells distinguish the Tracheophytes from the Bryophytes?

Vascular Cells

Bryophytes are nonvacular plants such as liverworts and mosses. Tracheophytes are the higher plants from Ferns to flowering plants. So it is the vascular cells; i.e. phloem and xylem. The Bryophytes lack the vascular cells, and because of that they are small in size. The process of diffusion is the only way for the Bryophytes to transport water and nutrients through their body.