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The epidermal tissue would form a boundary between the plant and it's environment so it probably wouldn't prevent asexual reproduction. Predation doesn't making sense because it's a plant, not an animal prey. Water loss is the best answer because the thick boundary prevents some water from evaporating.
Continue to look for the class characteristics because it helps their case in the courtroom and shows how everything links to the other eveident peices
