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Basal meristem:
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Allows for the plant to keep growing if the top is eaten; as in if a dugong eats the top of the grasses, then the meristem is still alright, and can keep the plant growing.
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Phylosphere:
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'a biosuit' which protects the sea grass from excess nutrients 'or sewage'
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Carpel made up of?:
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Stigma, Style, Ovary
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Viviparous:
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In plants, they don't release seeds, they release seeds.
Amphibolus and Thalassodendron are viviparous. |
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Nearest terrestrial analogy to sea grasses:
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Is sand dune grasses.
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Seagrasses can move?
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Since sandridges can move laterally over time creating favourable or unfavourable conditions, the sea grasses can actually move. It occurs under high wave energy.
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