FORESTRY
PLANT AND WOOD ANATOMY
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Question
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The challenges that faced early land plants included
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conserving water.
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reproducing on land.
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absorbing minerals from the rocky surface.
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All of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -There are four major challenges to plants living on land: obtaining resources, staying upright, maintaining moisture, and reproducing. Obtaining Resources From Two Places at Once Algae and other aquatic organisms acquire the resources they need from the surrounding water.
Detailed explanation-2: -Some challenges that land plants face compared to life in the water is obtaining nutrients, resisting gravity, and preventing dehydration.
Detailed explanation-3: -Water loss was the primary challenge plants faced when moving from aquatic to terrestrial environments; cutin, stomata, roots, and root hairs all help terrestrial plants absorb and conserve water.
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