Desert plants have waxy coatings to help reduce water loss. Many also have modified leaves in the shapes of needles to reduce surface area and reduce water loss. These modifications are examples of :
What will be an ideal response?
adaptations
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Microsporidia have a unique organelle, the ________ that is used to invade the host cell.
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Which of the following lists correctly represents the order of evolutionary events in the history of plants, from earliest to most recent in time?
a. cuticle, flowers, seeds, spores b. seeds, pollen, spores, flowers c. roots, vascular tissue, pollen, flowers d. spores, roots, cuticle, vascular tissue e. vascular tissue, pollen, flowers, cuticle
Which common crop may contain traces of hormone-like substances that may affect human health?
A. corn B. peanuts C. soybean D. wine grapes E. wheat