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Answer the following question basing on your observations about aquatic plants in the laboratory.
a) Why do they float on water?

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Aquatic plants float on water because they have buoyancy because of the presence of large air cavities in their parenchyma, and the parenchyma is known as aerenchyma. This makes them float on water.

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(a) submerged leaves can bend in the flowing water.

(b) leaves can float on the surface of water.

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