Manipal Medical Manipal Medical Solved Paper-2008

  • question_answer
    Loss of liquid water by guttation occurs through

    A)  hydathodes     

    B)  stomata

    C)  cuticle          

    D)  bark

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

     Guttation is loss of water in liquid form from uninjured part of plants. This water loss occurs through hydathodes or water stomata. Guttation usually occurs from tips and margins of leaves during early morning when there is high atmospheric humidity as during wet seasons. Water stomata or hydathodes are permanently opened pores. Stomata are minute pores, which occur on the soft aerial parts of the plants like leaves. These .are surrounded by guard cells. Transpiration occurs through these Cuticle is a covering of epidermis and secreted from epidermal cells. Bark of a tree comprises all the tissue outside the cork cambium.


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