Orchids are a recently evolved plant that have a novel feature known as aerial roots. What is the most likely

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Orchids are a recently evolved plant that have a novel feature known as aerial roots. What is the most likely function of an orchid's specialized roots?
Aerial roots are the site of energy synthesis.
Aerial roots allow the orchid to attach itself to trees.

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Aerial roots allow the orchid to attach itself to trees.

Explanation: many orchids are epiphytes; their aerial roots (with a spongy velamen) anchor the plant to bark and absorb moisture and nutrients from the air and debris. They are not primarily sites of energy (sugar) synthesis—that occurs mainly in the leaves via photosynthesis.

Orchids are a recently evolved plant that have a novel feature known as aerial roots. What is the most likely function of an orchid's specialized roots?
Aerial roots are the site of energy synthesis.
Aerial roots allow the orchid to attach itself to trees.

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Orchids are a recently evolved plant that have a novel feature known as aerial roots. What is the most likely function of an orchid's specialized roots? Aerial roots are the site of energy synthesis. Aerial roots allow the orchid to attach itself to trees.

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Orchids are a recently evolved plant that have a novel feature known as aerial roots. What is the most likely function of an orchid's specialized roots?
Aerial roots are the site of energy synthesis.
Aerial roots allow the orchid to attach itself to trees.