BIOLOGY:THE ESSENTIALS (LL) W/CONNECT
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Chapter 16, Problem 4MCQ
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Terrestrial plants grow on land either on the hills, deserts or plains. The shoot system of land plants present above the soil and the root system is present below the soil. They obtain their raw material from the soil and air.
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