The waterproof cuticle covering the epidermis of land plants helps prevent dehydration, much like the skin of some land animals. As a consequence of having a cuticle, what other evolutionary adaptation was important for most land plants?

A. stomata in the leaves
B. the endodermis in the root
C. root hairs on the root epidermis
D. trichomes on leaf surfaces
E. collenchyma fibers just beneath the surface of the epidermis


Answer: A

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