Question

What is the function of 'trichomes'?

1 point

a) A powerful narcotic that paralyses insects.

b) Hair like projections that detect temperature on the leaf surface.

c) Sensors that detect activity and snap shut the two lobes in a Venus Fly trap.

d) All of the above.​

Answer 1

Trichomes serve a number of functions, which include physical and chemical protection for the leaf against microbial organisms, aphids and insects, and the maintenance of a layer of still air on the leaf surface, thus combating excess water loss by transpiration.

Answer 2

Answer:

d .all of the above

Explanation:

all the functions are involved in the trichomes