Biology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781259188138
Author: Peter H Raven, George B Johnson Professor, Kenneth A. Mason Dr. Ph.D., Jonathan Losos Dr., Susan Singer
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 30, Problem 5U
Evolutionary innovations that increase desiccation tolerance include
a. waxy cuticles.
b. abscisic acid-signaling pathways.
c. rhizoids.
d. All of the choices are correct.
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