What are 3 structural adaptations of leaves to reduce water loss by transpiration?
1 Answer
Nov 5, 2016
Some plants live in scarcity of water modify their strutures of leaves to reduce the loss of water by transpiration.
Explanation:
- Opuntia and Euphorbia reduced their leaves into spines. The spines with reduce surface areas control loss of water by transpiration.
- The leaves of Calotropis procera have a waxy thick coating which reduce loss of water.
- The sunken stomata are cofined to the lower surface of leavres.
- Multilayered epidermis in Nerium and bulliform cells at the epidermis in some grasses. Thank You
Dr B K Mishra, India.