Which of the following factors most likely helped early plants colonize land? formation of mutualistic associations with fungi air's relative lack of support, compared to water's support a high number of competitors for light a decreased availability of $CO_2$
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This is because plants needed to develop structures such as roots and stems to support themselves in the air, which was not necessary in the water where buoyancy provided support. Show more…
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