Why are the bodies of water plants covered with mucilage?
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- Mucilage protects the plant body from decay underwater.
- Plants which grow on water is called hydrophytes or aquatic plants.
- In aquatic plants entire body is covered with mucilage.
- Mucilage is thick glue like substance made up of protein, polysaccharides and uranides. It does not dissolve in water it swells.
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