Mosses and Liverworts
- Usually very small because they don't have tissue (containing veins) to transport water or nutrients through the plant
- Absorb water from the atmosphere through leaves
- Live in damp places
- Reproduce spores, which are single cells that grow into a new moss plant
Seed - Producing Plants
- Reproduce using seeds
- Seeds contain one cell that becomes the new plant. (many other cells in the sea)
- These other cells provide food for the developing plant until leaves are formed
- Has 4 classes: Cycads, Ginkgo, Conifers, Flowering plants
Ferns
- Have a vascular system for transporting food and water throughout the plant
- Reproduce using spores produced in structures known as sporangia