| Compared to plants native to moist forests, annual plants in the deserts of the southwestern United States are more likely to | 
  |  |    | A | have long growing seasons. |   | B | require several months of growth before flowering. |   | C | avoid drought by surviving as seeds. |   | D | sense and respond to the photoperiod. |   | E | tolerate drought by blooming during the dry season. |  | 
  
       | Compared to plants native to moist forests, annual plants in  the deserts of the southwestern United States are more likely  to | 
    |  |       | A | have long growing seasons. |    | B | require several months of growth before flowering. |    | C | avoid drought by surviving as seeds. |    | D | sense and respond to the photoperiod. |    | E | tolerate drought by blooming during the dry season. |  | 
    
avoid drought by surviving as seeds. They will remain dormant untill they get sufficient rain to germinate.