Can a tone please tell the adaptations of lotus
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Swarnavo, the way you worded your question, I'm not sure if you're asking how lotus are adapted to live in water or why they are. I'm guessing you want to know what adaptations. If
I misunderstand your question, ask me more in a comment, please.
- I misunderstand your question, ask me more in a comment, please.Lotus and water lily have the same adaptations. All (other than a few rare exceptions) plants need sunlight and flowering plants need even more energy as provided by sunlight. Rather than having to compete with other plants for light, being shaded by trees or taller plants, they get to spread their leaves out on the water surface. You'll maybe have noticed lotus and water lilies grow out in the open, not by the edge that might be shaded.
I misunderstand your question, ask me more in a comment, please.Lotus and water lily have the same adaptations. All (other than a few rare exceptions) plants need sunlight and flowering plants need even more energy as provided by sunlight. Rather than having to compete with other plants for light, being shaded by trees or taller plants, they get to spread their leaves out on the water surface. You'll maybe have noticed lotus and water lilies grow out in the open, not by the edge that might be shaded.Since only one side of the leaf faces up to the light, only that side has cells containing chloroplasts (with chlorophyll) for photosynthesis since light doesn't reach the underside.
Stomata (pores for gas exchange) are also only found on the leaf's top side. The leaves have a thick waxy coating (cuticle) to repel water and prevent the stomata getting plugged shut.
- Stomata (pores for gas exchange) are also only found on the leaf's top side. The leaves have a thick waxy coating (cuticle) to repel water and prevent the stomata getting plugged shut.While the leaves are tough, the stems are soft, yet strong still. It allows the stems to adjust to changing water level in a way a stiff stem would be unable to do.
Stomata (pores for gas exchange) are also only found on the leaf's top side. The leaves have a thick waxy coating (cuticle) to repel water and prevent the stomata getting plugged shut.While the leaves are tough, the stems are soft, yet strong still. It allows the stems to adjust to changing water level in a way a stiff stem would be unable to do.Water-logged soil such as found at the bottom of a lake or pond is very low in oxygen (hypoxic) and without sufficient oxygen for roots, a plant will die.
So another adaptation lotus and water lily have are aerenchyma. Aerenchyma are air-filled passages in the spongy plant tissue found in leaves, stems and roots. They look like this, as shown in a cut stem of an aquatic plant.
- So another adaptation lotus and water lily have are aerenchyma. Aerenchyma are air-filled passages in the spongy plant tissue found in leaves, stems and roots. They look like this, as shown in a cut stem of an aquatic plant.This allows oxygen from the atmosphere to travel down to the roots, enabling the plant to grow without oxygen in water-logged soil. Land plants have no need for aerenchyma since soil normally has air between soil particles providing roots with oxygen.