Orchids are a recently evolved plant that have a novel feature known as aerial roots. what is the most likely function of an orchid's specialized roots?
a) aerial roots preserve water in the orchid.
b) aerial roots allow the orchid to attach itself to trees.
c) aerial roots produce food for the orchid through photosynthesis.
d) aerial roots anchor the orchid to the ground.

Which of the following is most important in making the typical seed more resistant to adverse conditions than the typical spore? a) a different type of sporopollenin b) an internal reservoir of liquid water c) integument(s) d) ability to be dispersed e) waxy cuticle

How does an angiosperm prevent self pollination

To answer this question, researchers studied populations of the dusky salamander (desmognathus ochrophaeus) living on different mountain ranges in the southern appalachian mountains. the researchers tested the reproductive isolation of pairs of salamander populations by leaving one male and one female together and later checking the females for the presence of sperm. four mating combinations were tested for each pair of populations (a and b)—two within the same population (female a with male a and female b with male b) and two between populations (female a with male b and female b with male a). the proportion of successful matings for each mating combination was measured. for example, when all the matings of a particular combination were successful, the researchers gave it a value of 1; when none of the matings were successful, they gave it a value of 0. then the researchers calculated an index of reproductive isolation that ranged from 0 (no isolation) to 2 (full isolation). the reproductive isolation value for two populations is the sum of the proportion of successful matings of each type within populations (aa + bb) minus the sum of the proportion of successful matings of each type between populations (ab + ba). the table provides data for the geographic distances and reproductive isolation values for 27 pairs of dusky salamander populations.