Principles of Biology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 28, Problem 3CCQ
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The reason for tall trees to be woody and not herbaceous should be analyzed.
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Herbaceous plants are non-woody plants while the tree is a woody perennial plant having a single stem or trunk growing to a specific height. The tree has branches at distance from the ground.
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