Question

sunken stomata meaning

Answer 1

it is an adaptation made by the desert plants to reduce the rate of transpiration.

Answer 2

Answer:

Sunken stomata are a type of adaptation found in some plants like Nerium, a xerophyte, which helps the plants to reduce water loss by reducing transpiration.

Explanation:

• Xerophytes are plants that can survive in a hot and dry environment with very less water like desert, arid and semi-arid lands.
• Their leaf structures have stomata in the form of specialized sunken small pits just below the leaf surface or the epidermal layer which protects any excess loss of water during transpiration.
• The stomata are deep inside the leaf that they are not directly exposed to sunlight or air and thus reduce the transpiration rate.