Question

Explain the adaptation of plants to live in water​

Answer 1

Answer:

The most common adaptation is the presence of lightweight internal packing cells, aerenchyma, but floating leaves and finely dissected leaves are also common. Aquatic plants can only grow in water or in soil that is frequently saturated with water. They are therefore a common component of wetlands

Answer 2

Th plants that grow in watery places or the places which remain very wet throughout the year are called hydrophytes.

Hydrophytic adaptations are as follows:

1) The root system is smaller and holds the plant.

2) Stems are long, hollow, light and grow up to the surface of the water.

3) Leaves are mostly thin and ribbon-like.

4) Tissues usually have air spaces to keep the plants afloat.

5) Leaves are covered by a waxy layer which protects them from excessive water.