Discuss the adaptations that have enabled flowering plants to overcome the following problems associated with life on land. * The absence of an aquatic environment for reproduction. * The absence of an aquatic environment to support the plant body. * Dehydration of the plant.

Discuss the adaptations that have enabled flowering plants to overcome the following problems associated with life on land. * The absence of an aquatic environment for reproduction. * The absence of an aquatic environment to support the plant body. * Dehydration of the plant.

Biology (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781337392938

Author:Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg

Publisher:Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg

Chapter33: Plant Structure, Growth, And Development

Section33.1: The Plant Body

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Discuss the adaptations that have enabled flowering plants to overcome the following
problems associated with life on land.
* The absence of an aquatic environment for reproduction.
* The absence of an aquatic environment to support the plant body.
* Dehydration of the plant.

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