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Reduction in transpiration is a function of which of the following differentiated cell?

A

Trichome

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B

Palisade parenchyma

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C

Fibre

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D

Root cap

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Solution

The correct option is A Trichome
Trichomes are the differentiated cells. These are the small hairy outgrowth on the leaf surface. These hair like structures block air flow across the surface of leaf thereby reducing water loss from plants by the process of transpiration. Thus the correct answer is option A.

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