PLANTS
TRANSPORT IN PLANTS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Nerium
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Hydrilla
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Mango
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Guava
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Detailed explanation-1: -Nerium is a xerophytic plant and has sunken stomata, confined to lower epidermis to reduce the rate of transpiration.
Detailed explanation-2: -Transpiration remains absent in submerged hydrophytic plants because stomata are completely absent in the leaves of the submerged plants, e.g Vallisneria, seagrasses, pond weeds etc.
Detailed explanation-3: -Option A: Nerium is a xerophyte it has sunken stomata to curtail the water loss by transpiration. To reduce water loss through transpiration Xerophytic plants such as Nerium have sunken stomata. Therefore, this is the correct option.
Detailed explanation-4: -Nerium is a xerophytic plant and has sunken stomata to reduce the rate of transpiration, confined to lower epidermis. Q. Sunken stomata are found in: Q.
Detailed explanation-5: -Since they have plenty of water around hydrophytes often have a reduced cuticle and fewer stomata than other plants. So, the correct answer is, ‘(d) Nerium’.