Question

In desert plants,epidermis has a thick waxy coating.why?

Answer 1

.. In desert plants,epidermis has a thick waxy coating of cutin, to check water loss.

Cutin is a chemical substance with waterproof quality. Hence epidermisof desert plants are coated with a thick coating of cutin to prevent water loss.

This is a mechanism to manage the water-stress faced by the plants in deserts.

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Answer 2

The thick waxy coating on epidamisis made up of cutting. this helps in protection against loss of water and infection

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