Cork and bark of trees help in preventing loss of water. Give suitable explanation.

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Cork and bark of trees help in preventing loss of water. As Cork and Bark of trees are tissues of old woody stems. Bark is thick with an outermost layer made of dead cells and the cork is hydrophobic in nature. These properties make them water-proof and hence they prevent transpiration.

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(a) A higher rate of transpiration is recorded on a windy day rather than on a calm day.

(b) Excessive transpiration results in the wilting of the leaves.

(d) More transpiration occurs from the lower surface of a dorsiventral leaf.

(e) Cork and bark of trees help in preventing loss of water.

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