Which Statement Would Represent the Best Rephrasing of the Following

Which statement would represent the best rephrasing of the following statement: "The basic body plan of a plant includes a root‒shoot axis."?

A) Plants have roots and shoots.
B) The root and shoot of a plant are connected.
C) The plant body is built of root and shoot systems connected in a linear arrangement.
D) A plant body can have a root system and/or a shoot system.
E) Plants grow via roots and shoots.