Question

State two ways in which losing leaves in the autumn help deciduous trees

Answer 1

Answer:

the leaves don't lose water and freeze in the winter

the leaf litter makes soil more fertile

Explanation:

The leaves are repositories of insect eggs, fungal spores, algae or bacteria. Shedding the aging leaves sheds the potential pests that enter wounds or hatch to make wounds.

Leaves accumulate damage from wind tatter, insects, and metabolic wastes over the year as the function as photosynthetic organs. Shedding leaves sheds subfunctional organs once they are producing less photosynthetic product than they consume in repair.

Answer 2

Explanation:

the leaves are repositories of insect eggs , fungal spores , algae or bacteria . shedding the aging leaves sheds the potential pests the potential pests that enter wounds or hatch to make wounds