Dwight David, known as Ike. 1890â1969, US general and Republican statesman; Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force (1943â45) and 34th president of the US (1953â61). He commanded Allied forces in Europe and North Africa (1942), directed the invasion of Italy (1943), and was Supreme Commander of the combined land forces of NATO (1950â52)
What capability did the development of a vascular system provide to plants? Greater efficiency for nutrient transport and structural support What is the same and what is different between gymnosperms and angiosperms?
A vascular system is indispensable to rooted plants, as non-photosynthesising roots need a supply of sugars, and a vascular system is required to transport water and nutrients from the roots to the rest of the plant.