Question

You may know that Ernest Shackleton was a famous explorer of Antarctica. What plants would he most likely have encountered as he traveled the Antarctic

Answer 1

Deschampsia antarctica and Colobanthus quitensis

Step-by-step explanation:

• Only two species of flowering plants grow on the continent, Deschampsia antarctica and Colobanthus quitensis.
• Several lichen and moss species and some microscopic fungi and various bacteria have also been identified.
• The life of Antarctica is of course affected by climate that is pretty harsh.