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Question
Give a reason for the following:
Deciduous trees shed their leaves in the dry season.
Solution
Deciduous trees shed their leaves in the dry season to preserve the moisture which could be lost by transpiration through the leaves. After the slight winter rainfall, the trees again sprout with new leaves.
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