Quiz on Nonvascular Plants

What is the primary characteristic that distinguishes nonvascular plants from vascular plants?

• Nonvascular plants produce flowers.

• Nonvascular plants have a system of tubes for water and nutrients.

• Nonvascular plants do not have any tubes to move water and nutrients.

• Nonvascular plants are typically found in dry environments.

Which of the following is NOT a feature of mosses?

• They have true leaves, roots, or stems.

• They grow in groups to cover rocks and soil.

• They form spores to reproduce.

• They absorb water and nutrients directly from the environment.

What adaptation allows nonvascular plants like mosses to survive in their typical habitats?

• They grow tall to reach sunlight.

• They have deep roots for water absorption.

• They absorb water and nutrients directly from the environment.

• They produce flowers to attract pollinators.

Where do spores from nonvascular plants typically land to form new plants?

• In dry and sunny places.

• In moist places.

• On the surface of rocks.

• In saltwater environments.

Examples of these plants include mosses, liverworts, and other plants with no xylem or phloem

• dicot

• vascular plant

• monocot

• nonvascular plant

these plants have a system of tubes to carry water and nutrients from the roots to the leaves

• mosses

• vascular

• non-vascular

• tropisms

These plants have tube-like structures that transport food and water throughout the plant.

• nonvascular plants
• vascular plants

Which plant lacks vascular tissue?

• flowering shrubs

• moss

• trees

• ferns

Mosses and liverworts are called non-vascular plant because

• they lack motile sperm

• they lack seed

• they lack vascular tissue

• they lack true roots, stems and leaves

the plant which have xylem and phloem are called

• non vascular plants

• mosses

• vascular plants

• pteridophytes