Vascular and nonvascular plants get water in different ways, which affects how tall they can grow. Nonvascular plants, like mosses, absorb water directly through their cell walls and rely on capillary action to move it from one cell to another. This method limits their height because they don't have specialized structures to transport water over long distances. In contrast, vascular plants have a system of tubes called xylem that efficiently transport water and nutrients from the roots to the leaves. This advanced system allows vascular plants to grow much taller and reach areas with more sunlight.
The cells in vascular and nonvascular plants are both able to get water, but nonvascular plants have different methods than vascular plants. How do these differences affect the height of the plants? In three to five sentences, explain this and be sure to describe how each type of plant gets water to its cells.
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