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Adaptive features — practice question

The diagram shows a cross-section of a water lily leaf. Water lilies are hydrophytes. Their air spaces are larger than those in most other plants. How does this adaptation help the lily to survive?

  • Aincreases the number of chloroplasts for photosynthesis
  • Bmakes the leaf buoyant enough to float on water
  • Cprovides more space for the xylem and phloem
  • Dspeeds up gas exchange between the leaf and water

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