non vascular plants

1. Mosses, Liverworts and
Hornworts
EQ: How do you describe a
nonvascular plant?

2. Characteristics of Nonvascular
Plants
• Low growing plants that lack vascular
tissue
– Peat moss, liverworts and hornworts
Can only pass materials from one cell to the
next
Only have rigid cell walls so they cannot
grow very tall
Lack roots EQ: How do you describe a
nonvascular plant?

3. Mosses
EQ: How do you describe
a nonvascular plant?

4. Structure of Moss
EQ: How do you
describe a
nonvascular plant?

5. Class Work and Homework
• Fill In
– What did I learn
– Confused
– Say
– Read pages A125 – A128
– Questions 1-4 on page A128
EQ: How do you
describe a
nonvascular plant?