Question
Question 3 Which of the following plant adaptations anchored plants to the ground and helped with water transport? rhizomes leaves stems flowers 10 pts
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Answer
Rhizomes and Stems
Explanation
This is a question about plant adaptations, particularly those that helped anchor plants to the ground and assist with water transport. Analyzing the options provided: Rhizomes, leaves, stems, and flowers, our focus is primarily on the structural parts of plants that facilitate anchoring surfaces and improved water transport efficiency. Rhizomes, known to be a continuously growing horizontal underground stem, do provide some level of stabilizing the plant on the ground, as its horizontal shoot system spreads out roots downward into the soil. Secondly, when thinking about water uptake as well as adhesion and cohesion which support water movement from the roots to other parts of the plant, it is through the stem. They contain xylem vessels, which are the primary vessels through which water and nutrients are transported.