leaves of a healthy potted plant were coated with vaseline to block the stomata. will this plant remain healthy for long? state three reasons for this.
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The leaves of a healthy plant coated with vaseline will not remain healthy because the vaseline coating will block the stomata. As a result, The plant would not get oxygen for respiration. It would not get carbon dioxide to carry out photosynthesis
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The plant will not remain healthy for long due to the following reasons:
1. its nutrition will be hindered as it could no longer take in carbon dioxide required for photosynthesis.
2. its respiratory activities would stop
3. its vitamin and minerals intake will stop as the transpiration process will stop which will stop the suction pull of water from roots to leaves.
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