Question

4. Which modified form of a leaf Epidemis
(a) reduces the loss of water from the plant?
(b) helps the plant in climbing against a support?​

Answer 1

a) reduce the loss of water from the plant

Answer 2

Answer:

(a) cuticle

(b) tendril

Explanation:

(a)A waxy layer known as the cuticle covers the leaves of all plant species. The cuticle reduces the rate of water loss from the leaf surface.

(b)Tendril is a slender wiry coiled structure which helps in climbing the support. Some of the modification of leaf tendrils are given below: Entire leaf—Lathyrus, stipules—Smilax, terminal leaflet—Naravelia, Leaf tip— Gloriosa, Apical leaflet—Pisum, petiole—Clematis.