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Q.

Grass leaves curl inwards during very dry weather. Select the most appropriate reason from the following

  1. A

    Closure of stomata

  2. B

    Flaccidity of bulliform cells

  3. C

    Shrinkage of air spaces in spongy mesophyll

  4. D

    Tyloses in vessels

Solution

Bulliform cells become flaccid due to water loss. This will make the leaves to curl inward to minimise water loss.

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