Plants are killed in winter by frost because:

  • A
    Of desiccation and mechanical damage to the tissues.
  • B
    No photosynthesis takes place at such a low temperature.
  • C
    Respiration ceases at such low temperatures.
  • D
    There is no transpiration.

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