5. If Laura rides her bicycle down a straight road for 500 m, then turns around and rides back to where she started, her distance is
her displacement?
a. greater than
c. the same as
b. less than
d. can't determine

answer; the correct answer is desert plants;

a = executive branch; b = judicial branch

plants absorb water from the soil by osmosis. root hair cells are adapted for this by having a large surface area to speed up osmosis. the absorbed water is transported through the roots to the rest of the plant where it is used for different purposes: it transports dissolved minerals around the plant.