Lichens with soil formation because they
a. are often the first organisms to enter barren environments.
b. increase the surface area of roots.
c. plants get nutrients and water from soil.
d. prevent rocks from eroding.

1) strawberry plants typically reproduce by making runners, which are miniature versions of themselves, that grow off of the roots and stems of the parent. this type of vegetative reproduction is known as a) pollination. b) fragmentation. c) binary fission. d) vegetative propogation.