HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

PLANT BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Plant bodies can respond to changes in their environmental conditions. How does a plant regulate water in its body?
A
by growing toward a light source
B
by photosynthesizing more energy
C
through wilting and dropping leaves
D
through the opening and closing of stomata
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Plants regulate water in their bodies mostly by opening and closing their stomata. Two guard cells control the opening and closing of each stoma. Stomata open to allow air to move in and out. They close to prevent water loss.

Detailed explanation-2: -Stomata consist of microscopic pores, each flanked by a pair of guard cells. Guard cells can increase or decrease the size of the pore via changes in their turgor status, hence regulating both CO2 entry into the leaf and transpiration, or the loss of water from the leaf.

Detailed explanation-3: -Guard cells use osmotic pressure to open and close stomata, allowing plants to regulate the amount of water and solutes within them. In order for plants to produce energy and maintain cellular function, their cells undergo the highly intricate process of photosynthesis . Critical in this process is the stoma.

Detailed explanation-4: -Plants respond to their environment in a variety of ways. The response of an organism, usually a plant, to an environmental stimulus is called a tropism. Some common plant stimuli include light, gravity, water, movement of the sun, and touch.

Detailed explanation-5: -Plants have little pores (holes or openings) on the underside of their leaves, called stomata. Plants will absorb water through their roots and release water as vapor into the air through these stomata. To survive in drought conditions, plants need to decrease transpiration to limit their water loss.

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