Because when the water meets the salt, the salt will absorb the water, hence keeping the water from the inland.
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The answer is C.<span>saguaro cactus and sagebrush both needing water in the desert.
they are competing for water D is parasitism A is </span><span>a commensal relationship</span><span> and B is mutualism </span>
From the answers provided it would be <span>D. Nuclear transfer.</span>