Select the true statements concerning tracheids. Check All That Apply Tracheids are responsible for anchoring the plant to a substrate. Tracheids are responsible for anchoring the plant to a substrate. Pterophytes lack tracheids but have euphylls. Pterophytes lack tracheids but have euphylls. Without tracheids, colonization of land would not have been possible. Without tracheids, colonization of land would not have been possible. All of the large dominant extant land plants are tracheophytes. All of the large dominant extant land plants are tracheophytes. Tracheids allow for efficient transport of water over longer distances. Tracheids allow for efficient transport of water over longer distances.