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Mayra and Seline are discussing the adaptations of organisms living in estuaries and wetlands.

Mayra's answer: Plants in wetlands are adapted to live under water for at least a part of the year. Plants in estuaries are adapted to the changing salinity (salt levels), because estuaries have mixture of fresh and salt water.

Seline's answer: Plants in wetlands are adapted to the changing water depths and oxygen levels, because wetlands are where a river meets the ocean. Plants in estuaries are adapted to survive long/harsh winters and short summers.

Read each student's answer CAREFULLY. Which of the statements below are correct?

A. Neither of them are right. Plants in wetalnds and estuaries have different adaptations than the ones they mentioned.

B. Mayra's answer is correct. Seline's answer is incorrect.

C. Both Mayra and Seline are correct. They each talk about different abiotic factors and plant adaptations

D. found in wetlands and estuaries. Seline's answer is correct. Mayra's answer is not correct.

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The correct answer is letter C
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