HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOLOGY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Provide water for the plant through the leaves
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Reduce the loss of water from the plants by evaporation
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Protect the plants from danger
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Cuticle refers to the waxy, translucent upper layer of leaves. It’s a non-cellular protective layer present on the outside of many plants’ epidermis. The cuticle serves as a water permeability barrier, preventing excessive water loss from the plant’s body due to evaporation.
Detailed explanation-2: -The primary function of the plant cuticle is as a water permeability barrier that prevents evaporation of water from the epidermal surface, and also prevents external water and solutes from entering the tissues.
Detailed explanation-3: -The primary function of the cuticle is to prevent evaporation from the leaf surface. Wilting occurs when the rate of loss of water from the plant is greater than the absorption of water in the plant. The process of photosynthesis is not affected by the presence of the cuticle.