Question

How plants get rid of their waste?

Answer 1

Elimination of toxic and waste products from the body is called excretion. Organisms like animals have an advanced and specialized system for excretion. But plants lack a well developed excretory system like that in animals. They do not have special organs for excretion. Excretion of plants can be summarized as follows:-

• Transpiration:- gaseous wastes and water are excreted through stomata, lenticels of the stem.
• Storing:- Some organic wastes are stored in plant parts like barks and leaves.
• Diffusion:- Aquatic plants excrete metabolic wastes through diffusion. Terrestrial plant excrete into the soil.