Question

0. A plant dried up on applying oil to the surface of its leaves.give reason
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Answer 1

becuase of Transpiration

Answer 2

As transpiration stops

Explanation:

• Transpiration is the process of the movement of water through a plant and its evaporation from aerial parts such as leaves, stems, and flowers.

• Water is essential for plants but only a small amount of water taken up by the roots is used for growth and metabolism. The remaining 97–99.5% is lost by transpiration and vesicles.

• Leaf surfaces are covered with pores called stomata (singular "stomata"), and in most plants, they are more numerous on the underside of the leaf.

• The border of the stomata is surrounded by guard cells and their stomata supporting cells (together known as the stoma complex) that open and close the pore.