All of the following were unique challenges that life on land presented to land plants, E O Lack of structural support O Loss of buoyancy provided by water O Increased predation from early mammalian herbivores

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All of the following were unique challenges that life on land presented to land plants, EXCEPT:
O Lack of structural support
O Loss of buoyancy provided by water
O Increased predation from early mammalian herbivores
O Increased evaporative water loss
Transcribed Image Text:All of the following were unique challenges that life on land presented to land plants, EXCEPT: O Lack of structural support O Loss of buoyancy provided by water O Increased predation from early mammalian herbivores O Increased evaporative water loss
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Plants are adapted to life on land by development of many structures like water repellant cuticle , stomata to regulate water evaporation , specialized cells to provide rigid support against gravity , specialized structures to collect sunlight , alternation of haploid and diploid generation etc. 

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