Question

susan is planting her garden and choosing plants at the local plant nursery. she tells the clerk that she wants to plant perennials in her front garden bed. how often is susan expecting the plants that she chooses to germinate and flower?
a) sprout every year for two years
b) sprout every year, year after year
c) sprout this year and need to be replanted
d) grow into larger, permanent trees and shrubs

question 20 (5 points)
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in a vascular plant, the xylem transports water and dissolved nutrients to the leaves, while the _____ transports sugars from photosynthesis in the leaves back to the roots.
a) stomata
b) xylem

Explanation:

First Question (Susan's Perennial Plants)

Perennial plants are defined as plants that live for more than two years and typically sprout, flower, and survive for multiple years (year - after - year). Option A is incorrect as perennials aren't limited to two years. Option C describes annuals (need replanting yearly), and Option D is incorrect as perennials aren't necessarily large trees/shrubs (many are smaller plants like flowers).

Second Question (Vascular Plant Transport)

(Note: The original question seems to have a typo in the options as the correct answer "phloem" is not listed, but based on the knowledge of vascular plant transport: Xylem transports water and minerals up, phloem transports sugars (products of photosynthesis) down. Assuming a possible error in the provided options, but if we go with the given options, there is a mistake. However, if we consider the intended correct concept, the answer should be phloem. But since it's not in the options, we can note that. But if we have to choose from the given options (A: stomata - for gas exchange; B: xylem - transports water/minerals up), neither is correct. But likely a typo, and the intended answer - related to the concept - is phloem. If we assume a misprint and the options were supposed to include phloem, but as per the given options, there's an error. But for the sake of answering based on the question's intent about sugar transport, the correct structure is phloem. )

If we ignore the option error and answer based on the concept:

Answer:

B) Sprout every year, year after year