PLANTS
CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTS
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Question
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When a pine tree branch is broken, ____ protects the break from diseases and insects.
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resin
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leaves
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rhizoids
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rhizomes
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Resin produced by conifer trees protects from mechanical or insect damage because it flows, then hardens to seal the wound site.
Detailed explanation-2: -Distillation of pine resin yields two products: turpentine and rosin.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mosses absorb their water and nutrients directly into their bodies, not through their “roots". Instead of roots, they have rhizoids, which serve to stabilize the moss but do not have a primary function in water and nutrient absorption.
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