10. The table below lists challenges plants faced as they moved from an aquatic environment onto land. Match each adaptation of land plants with the challenge presented.
Adaptations: 1) True roots and rhizoids, 2) cuticle, 3) pollen and seeds, 4) xylem and phloem, 5) flavonoid pigments, 6) stomata, 7) larger and some with woody stem.
Challenge
Adaptation
Cellular damage from increased UV light
Water loss and desiccation
Gas exchange without water loss
Access to nutrients...
...and a system to distribute them
Structural support for growth
Reproduction without water