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Which of the following plants loss least amount of water to atmosphere through the transpiration? (i) Cactus (ii) Mango tree (iii) Banyan tree (iv) Date plam tree

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(i) and (iv)

Cactus (a xerophyte with reduced leaves/spines and CAM photosynthesis) and date palm (a drought-adapted desert plant) both lose very little water via transpiration, unlike broad-leaved mesophytes like mango and banyan.

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Important Questions from Botany

  1. Which of the following is a type of nutrition?

    I. Heterotrophic

    II. Autotrophic

  2. Which of the following are the 5 groups that plants are divided into?

  3. Fungi are always

  4. In which of the following plants root is the food storage organ?

  5. Which of the following does NOT form an essential part of the process of photosynthesis?

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