The Nonvascular Plants Have a Number of Structures or Characteristics

The nonvascular plants have a number of structures or characteristics that allow them to obtain water and minerals in the absence of a vascular system.These include all of the following except

A) growth in dense masses through which water can move by capillary action.
B) leaflike structures that catch and hold water.
C) small size, which allows minerals to be distributed evenly by diffusion.
D) an extensive root system to take up water from soil.
E) mycorrhizae, a mutualistic association with a fungus.