Question

leaves of a healthy potted plant were coated with thick layer of wax. will this plant remain healthy for long? state reason for your answer.

Answer 1

By applying wax on leaves stomata gets covered and transpiration stops. This prevents loss of water vapour and the moisture of the leaf retain for sometimes. But as the layer of wax stops all type of gaseous exchange, leaf will end up dying.

Respiration will stop.

Transpiration will stop.

Photosynthesis will stop.

Answer 2

HEYA!!! HERE IS YOUR ANSWER DEAR---

if leaf is covered with wax layer then it will not able to exchange the gases . due to this, photosynthesis will not occur. this will harm leaf as well as plant also.