Question

Students are studying bushes found in deserts and grasslands. They find that some bushes with yellow flowers looked very similiar, but when looking at the leaves, they notice small differences. The cresosote bush is found in deserts and has small leaves with a thick waxy coating. The St. John’s wort bush is found in cooler climates and has small leaves that are much thinner and appear to have very little waxy coating. Which of the following best explains this differences between the St. Johns wort and Cresosote bush?
The plants use photosynthesis differently so their leaves have different amounts of chloroplasts.
The plants are exposed to different amounts of sunlight so the leaves have changed to produce more flowers.
The plants grow in different environments and have adapted to the climates they grow in.
There are different chemicals invloved in photosynthesis for each plant, resulting in changes. PLz Hurry CAN ANY ONE ANSWER THIS I WILL GIVE A LOT OF POINTS

Answer 1

Answer: the plants are adapted to different climates. The waxy coating is thick on the desert plant as an adaptation to conserve water.

Explanation: Both plants live in full sun, so have similar exposure and similar levels of chloroplasts, no difference that alters flowering. Both plants are C3 type photosynthesisers, with the same photosynthetic system.