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Question: General plant question: plants do cellular respiration to live and grow. Terrestrial plants can "drown," but aquatic plants are always …

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  General plant question: plants do cellular respiration to live and grow. Terrestrial plants can "drown," but aquatic plants are always surrounded by water. How? Why? Thanks!

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  Bryanlindsey, in a nut shell, it is adaptations to each environment that allow plants to thrive where they grow. Aquatic plant adaptations allow them to live in inundated conditions, whereas terrestrial plants have features that allow them to live on land, sometimes even with extreme water absence. While this format does not allow for a long response, perform a web search on "aquatic plant adaptations" and you will find how these species are ecologically capable of living in this situation.