Elodea are aquatic plants that grow in water that do not have stomata. Why may t

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Elodea are aquatic plants that grow in water that do not have stomata. Why may this be?

A. Because Elodea live in water, they do not need the excess structural material (cellulose) found in stomata.
B. Stomata are adaptations of land plants to conserve oxygen in areas where the concentration of oxygen in the air is less than that in the leaf.
C. Because Elodea live in water, they do not need a carbon source to make sugar.
D. Stomata are adaptations of land plants to conserve water in areas where the concentration of water in the air is less than that in the leaf.

It appears there can be more than one answer?

Explanation / Answer

First three options are wrong .

Option A does not make any sense

Options B is wrong because function of stomata is to conserve carbon dioxide for plant and not oxygen as plant require carbon dioxide.

Option c is wrong because plant require carbon as a source of energy ,but since the amount of dissolve carbon in water is more than that and in the air there fore it doesn't need stomata to concentrate carbon for it

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