Which of the following is not an adaptation of xerophytes?

Spongy tissue

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Well developed mechanical tissue

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Well developed vascular tissue

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Thick cuticle

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Solution

The correct option is A Spongy tissue
Mesophyll cells allow the interchange of gases. The xerophyte plants avoid the exchange of gases to minimise the rate of transpiration. So, it is not a required modification in the xerophytes. Well developed mechanical tissue,
developed vascular tissue and thick cuticle are the prominent adaptations of xerophytes.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.

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