Question

Guttation in plants takes place through:

• A. Lenticels
• B. Stomata
• C. Hydathodes
• D. Epidermis layer

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Hydathodes

The correct option is C:

Explanation of the correct option:

1. Guttation is the phenomenon of loss of water from small pores which occur on the margins of leaves known as hydathodes.
2. It is also called exudation and is seen as small droplets of water oozing out from the leaf surface.

Explanation of the incorrect option.

Option A:

1. Lenticels are the small pores on the surface of stems of old and woody trees.
2. They help in gaseous exchange and lenticular transpiration.

Option B:

Stomata are the small pores on the surface of leaves of the plants that aid in the water loss in the form of water vapor through transpiration.

Option D:

The epidermis is the outermost layer on the surface of leaves and young stems.

Final answer: Guttation in plants takes place through hydathodes.