The document discusses the evolution of transport tissues in plants from early algae and bryophytes to modern vascular plants. Early plants like algae and bryophytes lacked true roots, stems, and leaves, and relied on diffusion of water and nutrients across cells. Seedless vascular plants like ferns developed xylem tissue for long-distance transport. Gymnosperms and angiosperms further advanced transport through specialized tissues and organs like roots, stems, and leaves connected by xylem and phloem.