Land plants evolved long before any animals appeared on Earth. When they came onto land, they needed ways to keep from losing water, to reach the sun, and to produce oxygen. They started to convert the atmosphere from carbon dioxide to oxygen. Which of these is believed to be the common ancestor of land plants? A. oak trees, because they are the dominant species in many areas
B. rose bushes, because they produce a sweet-smelling aroma
C. grass, because there is so much of it found on the land
D. green algae, because they use the same photosynthetic pigments as land plants

D. green algae, because they use the same photosynthetic pigments as land plants

Explanation:

igneous rocks which formed by the crystallization of magma at the surface of the earth called extrusive rocks. they are characterized by fine-grained textures because the rapid cooling at or near the surface did not provide enough time for large crystals to grow.

answer-

the statement that f(x) = |x+a| + b has exactly one x-intercept is sometimes correct.

solution-

it solely depends on b, whether the function will have one or two or zero x intercept.

this plot of the given function, f(x) = |x+a| + b will be the basic absolute value graph i.e v shape, with vertex translated to (-a, b), instead of origin.

1-   if b is zero, the graph will have exactly one x-intercept, at x= -a

2- if b is positive, the whole graph will be above the x-axis, hence it will have no x-intercepts.

3- if b is negative, the graph will be below the x-axis, hence it will have two x-intercepts.

∴ the statement is sometimes true.