Question

Millions of years ago, plants evolved from living in the water, to living on land. Name and describe the structures and mechanisms used by plants today to survive in a dry (land) environment.

Answer 1

Answer:

desiccation tolerance, alternation of generation

Explanation:

• Adaptation to life on land, took place by desiccation tolerance that is the ability of the organism to stand or endure extreme dryness and the alternation of generations such as the life cycle changes in which the haploids and diploids change or show haplodiplontic.  

• The development of the phloem and xylem tissues for distribution of water and intake up of minerals from the soil. Development of stem for gas exchange. Some plants have defense strategies for the dry environments such as seedless sprout growth.