Multiple choice

Which of the following anatomical features of leaf does/do not reduce the rate of transpiration?

  1. Compact mesophyll cells in the leaf

  2. Increase in the number of stomata

  3. Thick cuticle surrounding the outermost parts of the plant

  4. All of the above

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Stomata are the pores through which transpiration occurs. Increasing the number of stomata would increase the rate of transpiration, not reduce it.

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