Table 2: Plants Worksheet
Characteristics
Vascular vs.
Nonvascular
Dependency on
water
Dominant
generation
Reproduction
Examples
Nonvascular
*lack true
roots, stems
and leaves
*small in size
*transport
through
diffusion and
osmosis
*no internal
support
Vascular
Gymnosperms
Ferns and Fern
Allies
Angiosperms
*vascular tissue (xylem and phloem) provides support and aids in
transport
*possess true roots, stems and leaves
*need water for
movement of
sperm
*need water for
movement of
sperm
*no
*no
*gametophyte
*sporophyte
*sporophyte
*sporophyte
*depends on
water for
movement of
sperm
*no protection
of the egg
*depends on
water for
movement of
sperm
*wind and insects are
used to move sperm to
egg
*seed in produced in a
cone that is not
covered by a fruit
*wind and insects
are used to move
sperm to egg
*seed is produced
in a flower that is
covered by a fruit
*mosses,
liverworts, &
hornworts
*ferns, club
mosses &
horsetails
*evergreens/conifers
*deciduous trees,
roses, peas,
dandelions etc.
*no protection of
the egg