Which of the following are adaptations of desert plants?

leaves are broad

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roots are short.

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lose very little water through transpiration

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lose a lot of water through transpiration

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Solution

The correct option is C
lose very little water through transpiration

Desert plants have found a variety of ways to cope up with the extreme conditions and survive where other plants cannot.
Few of them are:
-Smaller leaves and stems
-Lose very little water through transpiration
-Deep roots
-Thorny leaves

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Following are some features of plants.
(1) They lose a lot of water through transpiration.
(2) Their leaves are always broad and flat.
(3) They lose very little water through transpiration.
(4) Their roots grow very deep into the soil.

Which of the combination of above features are typical of desert plants?
(a) (1) and (2)
(b) (2) and (4)
(c) (2) and (3)
(d) (3) and (4)

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(iii) Stems are coated with thick waxy layer.
(iv) Plants lose a lot of water through transpiration.

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