Question

leaves of a healthy potted plant were coated with vaseline will this plant remain healthy for long? state three reasons for your answer

Answer 1

By applying Vaseline 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 vaselin stops all type of gaseous exchange, leaf will end up dying.

Respiration will stop.
Transpiration will stop.
Photosynthesis will stop

Answer 2

Leaves of a healthy potted plant were coated with Vaseline so this plant will no long healthy because the stomatal pores are closed by Vaseline and there is no exchange of gases...due to this respiration will not occur....photosynthesis will stop....there will be no transpiration