While researching plant adaptations to arid environments, a student has taken the following notes:
- Cacti store water in thick, fleshy stems, allowing them to survive long dry periods.
- Saltbush tolerates saline soils by excreting excess salt through tiny pores in its leaves.
- Both are desert plants adapted to scarce water.
The student wants to emphasize a difference in how cacti and saltbush cope with their environments. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?