How can plants cause weathering? (1 point)

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Plants attract animals, and animals can burrow into rocks.
Plants attract animals, and animals can burrow into rocks.

Sprouting seeds and growing roots can cause rocks to break.
Sprouting seeds and growing roots can cause rocks to break.

Chemical reactions in plants change rocks and break them into smaller pieces.
Chemical reactions in plants change rocks and break them into smaller pieces.

Plants need water, and water can weather rocks.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

Sprouting seeds and growing roots can cause rocks to break.

This process, known as biological weathering, occurs when the roots of plants grow into cracks in rocks and exert pressure, eventually causing the rocks to break apart.