Note the Location of the Air Bladders in the Illustration

question 23

Multiple Choice

Note the location of the air bladders in the illustration below of the kelp; how might these structures represent an adaptive advantage?

• A)Kelp can live in deeper water, more distant from the surface, by storing carbon dioxide for future photosynthesis.
• B)The bladders act like root nodules in terrestrial plants, housing the various organisms that convert dissolved nitrogen into forms usable by the kelp.
• C)By acting as floats, the bladders aid in orienting the photosynthetic cells within the blade toward the surface and sunlight.
• D)Waste gases can be stored within the bladders rather than polluting the habitat of the kelp.

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