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Question
Given below is an apparatus which has setup to investigate a physiological process in plants. The setup was placed in bright sunlight. Answer the questions that follow:
List two adaptations in plants to reduce the above process.
Solution
Presence of thick cuticle
Sunken stomata
leaves converted into Spines
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