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Why do plants like lotus float on water?

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How do aquatic plants float on water?

Some plants, like water hyacinth, float in water. They have special types of leaves that help them to stay afloat.


What water plants float on water?

There are many like: water hyacinth, frog bit, fairy moss etc.


Did lotus leaves occur photosynthesis?

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There are three distinct groups of aquatic plants. The totally submerged plants such as marine kelp are consider true aquatic plants. There are plants like Duckworth that float on the surface of the water or water lilies that are rooted but their leaves float on the surface. The last group are only partially submerged like reeds, they are the most similar to the total land based plants.


Did the lotus flower come from India?

If the lotus flower you mean is the one that is like a water lily then yes and no. There are two members of the genus. Nelumbo lutea the American Lotus or Water Chinkapin which is native to the Southern United States and N.nucifera the East Indian Lotus which is native to Asia.


Do Lotus have fruit?

Nelumbo is a genus of aquatic plants with large showy flower. They are commonly called lotus. The lotus fruit is a structure that looks like a shower head. It is used in Asian cuisine and reportedly have a flavor similar to olives.


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Plant parts are swollen in many cases due to storage of food. In some aquatic plants, some plant parts like leaf petiole are swollen due to air chambers so that these plants can float in water.


Why do lotus roots have nine holes?

Lotus roots have nine air chambers to make these floating in water and these air chambers look like holes.


Why do frogs float in water with their eyes nostrils and eardrums about water level?

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