DENDROLOGY

DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY

PLANT CLASSIFICATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The tropical rain forest exhibit at Riverbanks Zoo is extremely humid because plants are losing a lot of water through their leaves. What are the holes in their leaves called?
A
guard cells
B
stomata
C
xylem
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The aquatic plants surface cells are capable of absorbing water, nutrients, and dissolved gases in the water. Plants that live completely under water gather carbon dioxide from the water.No other pores like stomata is required for this. Hence aquatic plants dont have stomata.

Detailed explanation-2: -The leaves of some aquatic plants are thin and slender like a ribbon because this shape helps them to withstand fast currents of water.

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