HELPPP HURRY PLZZZ I NEEED HEL adapted from Wildflowers Worth Knowing
by Neltje Blanchan

Any plant which chooses to grow in shallow water must be amphibious. It must be able to breathe beneath the surface as the fish do. It must also be adapted to thrive without those parts that correspond to gills. This is a result of ponds and streams having an unpleasant way of drying up in summer, leaving it stranded on the shore. This accounts in part for the variable leaves on the arrow-head, those underneath the water being long and ribbon-like. They bring the greatest possible area into contact with the air with which the water is charged. Broad leaves would be torn to shreds by the current through which grass-like blades glide harmlessly. When this plant grows on shore, having no longer use for its lower ribbons, it loses them. Finally, it expands only broad arrow-shaped surfaces to the sunny air, leaves to be supplied with carbonic acid to assimilate, and sunshine to turn off, the oxygen and store up the carbon into its system.

Which is the best summary of the passage?

A.

The arrowhead plant is amphibious, meaning that it can grow above or underneath the water. It has leaves that grow underwater and are able to survive there. When the plant grows on shore, most of the leaves are shed, crippling its ability to survive.

B.

The arrowhead plant is an amphibious plant, which is able to breathe beneath the surface of water, like fish do. It has leaves that are only able to survive underwater and when it is on land, the leaves do not survive. When this plant is offshore, it grows remarkably, but while on shore it sheds the majority of its leaves.

C.

The arrowhead plant is an amphibious plant, which is able to breathe beneath the surface of water, like fish do. It has leaves that are able to survive underwater and those that are able to grow and survive above water. When the plant grows on the shore instead of in the water it sheds its lower ribbon-like leaves.

D.

The arrowhead plant is amphibious, meaning that the plant is like a frog. It can live both on land or on the shore. The leaves of the plant grow onshore or off shore. When the plant grows in the water, it depends on the sun to supply it with nutrients.