why is it necessary to keep leaf in water
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Because by keeping the leaf in water water softens the leaf parts and makes it easier to view it under the microscope we can easily view the stomata and stomatal pores under the microscope
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To protect itself against water loss the leaf has a waxy cuticle blocking water loss but it still need these openings to exchange Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide with the environment that it needs for photosynthesis. ...
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It is because it helps the leaves to gain water which they have losed during their daily processes. If leaves lose water The guard cells can't swell and the stomata stay closed. Due to this,the leaf eventually withers.
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