Aquatic plants can live in the benthic zone of shallow lakes because a. they live on decaying organisms b. the bottom is always c. they cannot tolerate salt water d. sunlight reaches the bottom

The correct answer is option d, that is, the sunlight reaches the bottom.  

A community of organisms that thrives on, in, or close to the seafloor is known as the benthic zone. The species living in the benthic zone are known as benthos. The species dwells at the bottom of the freshwater bodies like rivers and lakes.  

The plants, which lives in the higher levels of the benthic zone are known as phytobenthos. However, these plants require sunlight in order to perform the process of photosynthesis. Therefore, these bottom-thriving plants are found in water, which is shallow enough for light to reach towards them. These plants are considered as benthic producers that signifies that they utilize the energy from the Sun to generate tissues of plants, which can be consumed by other species.  

answer: angiosperms

dicots

angiosperms are highly evolved plants, they produce seeds which are enclosed within in a carple. these are the largest group of plants on earth. they include trees, shrubs, herbs and small flowering plants. angiosperms exhibit a flowering stage in their life cycle. the flower serves the function of reproduction and fruit formation in majority of angiosperms. dicot is the term used to describe flowering plants that have two seed leaves. dicots are plants which develop seeds which split into two parts called cotyledons. each cotyledon contains one embryo.

here, a small purple flower development indicates that the plant belongs to angiosperms and having two embryonic leaves indicates it belongs to dicots.