Mangroves grow on salt-laden coastal mudflats that are inundated daily by high tides. Which of the following is NOT used by the plant to address the problem of water acquisition and elimination of excess salts?

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Mangroves do not rely on the seasonal low levels of salt content in the mudflats for growth. Instead, they use other strategies such as maintaining high concentrations of organic solutes in their roots, excluding salts from their roots by active transport, and actively excreting salt from glands on the surfaces of their leaves to address the problem of water acquisition and elimination of excess salts.

Mangroves Grow on Salt-Laden Coastal Mudflats That Are Inundated Daily