Question

Define : hydrophytic adaptationsand xerophytic adaptations

Answer 1

Hydrophytic adaptations:

1 These include plants that live in wet conditions
2 Leaves are large and broad
3 These plants lack thick waxy cuticle layer
4 Stomata are present on upper surface of leaf and large in number

Xerophytic adaptations

1 This includes plants that live in dry conditions.
2 Leaves are Small and spiny shaped.
3 They have thick waxy cuticle layer.
4 Stomata are sunken in the pits of epidermis and are less in number.