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Question
Choose the correct answer:
Who had said that "transpiration is a necessary evil"?
Options
Curtis
Steward
Anderson
J.C. Bose
Solution
Curtis
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(ii) What is the biological term for the above structure?
(iii) What is the function of the part labeled A?
(iv) Mention two structural features of A, which help in the function mentioned in (iii) above?
(v) Where is this structure likely to be found in a leaf?
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Explain the Term
Transpiration
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