In conditions in which soil water is plentiful but oxygen is scarce,plants may adapt by
A) growing deep taproots.
B) inhibiting ATP production.
C) producing oxygen from water.
D) diffusing oxygen through lenticels.
E) releasing the hormone abscisic acid.

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In conditions where oxygen is scarce, plants may adapt by diffusing oxygen through lenticels, small openings on stems and roots that allow for gas exchange. This allows oxygen to enter the plant and support cellular respiration, even when the soil is waterlogged and oxygen is not readily available in the surrounding soil. Growing deep taproots or producing oxygen from water are not adaptations that help plants cope with low oxygen levels, and inhibiting ATP production or releasing abscisic acid would be detrimental to the plant's survival.

In Conditions in Which Soil Water Is Plentiful but Oxygen