Question

Name the following and give one characteristic of each.the waxy substances coating the epidermis in desert plants,suicidal bags of the cells. Fat strong cell below the skin and between internal ortgans

Answer 1

Waxy substance = waxy cuticle. This prevents water loss through the stomata, because water concentration inside the leaf is greater than outside, so without the cuticle, water will diffuse out of the leaf, causing it to wilt.