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Nonvascular Plants. Breathe and Food. All plants obtain their food through photosynthesis. They take in carbon dioxide through their “leaves” and remove oxygen. They use the carbon dioxide to make food which they use for growth and repair.
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Breathe and Food • All plants obtain their food through photosynthesis. They take in carbon dioxide through their “leaves” and remove oxygen. They use the carbon dioxide to make food which they use for growth and repair. • Because they have no vascular tissue they remain very small. These are the most common plants ound in the artic.
- Mosses, Liverworts, and Hornworts Mosses • A moss gametophyte is low-growing and has structures that look like roots, stems, and leaves. The stalklike sporophyte generation remains attached to the gametophyte.
- Mosses, Liverworts, and Hornworts Identifying Main Ideas • As you read this section, write the main idea–the biggest or most important idea–in a graphic organizer like the one below. Then write three supporting details that give examples of the main idea. Main Idea Nonvascular plants include… Detail Detail Detail Mosses Liverworts Hornworts
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