Which statement describing how tracheids aided early plants in their terrestrial environment is false?
A) Tracheids provided a path for water to travel from a source of supply to regions of need in the plant body.
B) The cell walls of tracheids are reinforced with lignin, providing rigid structural support that allowed plants to grow upward toward the sun and against gravity.
C) Tracheids provided a path for sugars to travel from a source of supply to regions of need in the plant body.
D) The increase in plant height due to the presence of tracheids improved spore dispersal, allowing progeny to spread farther.
E) Tracheids provided a path for minerals to travel from a source of supply to regions of need in the plant body.
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