You Are Doing Research Throughout Death Valley,CA,USA

Multiple Choice

You are doing research throughout Death Valley,CA,USA.It is a very dry and hot environment,and you are interested in understanding how plants can grow in conditions where the temperature has reached above 50 degrees Celsius in the past.Currently,the temperature is 48 degrees Celsius and nothing is dying.Why might plants be able to survive here?

A) They are likely C3 plants.
B) Transpiration is likely cooling the leaves of the plants.
C) They are likely completing photosynthesis at an increased rate.
D) They are likely C3 plants and photosynthesizing at an increased rate.