The first line of defense in a herbaceous plant is the

a. cork.
b. epidermis.
c. parenchyma.
d. phloem


B

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Land ecosystems lose nitrogen to the atmosphere through ____

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Normal skin microbiota are able to grow on the skin because they can thrive in the presence of

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