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In a rainforest there are a wide variety of plants . Short plants have broad flat leaves Tall plants have small narrow leaves What is an advantage of short plants having broad , leaves ?
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In a rainforest there are a wide variety of plants. Short plants have broad, flat leaves. Tall plants have small, narow leaves. What is an advantage of short plants having broad, flat leaves?
O to transport nutrients through the plant
O to prevent water loss from transpiration
O to obtain energy by breaking bonds in glucose
O to capture light energy used for photosynthesis
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