Question

A goat eats away all the leaves of a small plant [balsam]. However, in a few days, new leaves could be seen sprouting in the plant again. How did the plant survive without leaves?

Answer 1

the plant is young and therefore even if all the leaves are eaten away the branches are green , contain chlorophyll and produces food for the plant.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

In plants, if the leaves are not present there to produce food then plants can easily survive for a few days. In the nonexistence of leaves, the stored food in roots and stems helps to execute all the food requirements of that plant. Thus, the plant survives without leaves.