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It is called Cuticle and composed of cutin, a wax like material which is chemically a hydroxy fatty acid
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What is the waxy substance that coat the leaf?
It is called Cuticle and composed of cutin, a wax like material which is chemically a hydroxy fatty acid
What is the top waxy layer of a leaf called?
The cuticle
What does the waxy cutical do inside a leaf?
The purpose of the waxy outer layer of a leaf, which is called a cuticle, is to keep the leaf from losing water inside the leaf. Plants that live in the water do not have this problem, so they have no cuticle.
Can a leaf have no waxy surface?
Yes a leaf can not have a waxy surface if it is so adapted. The waxy surface is designed to keep water off, and inside of the leaf. Leaves in the rain forest often have a waxy surface to keep from being constantly saturated in water.
What is the adaptation of a waxy leaf?
a cereal
What waxy substance cover the leaf surface?
the waxy material in the leaf is called "CUTIN"
What is the waxy substance that covers the leaf and keeps the water from evaporating from the plant?
This type of waxy layer is called cuticle and contain cutin and cutan.
What is the protective substance that restricts water loss from a leaf?
There is a waxy layer called the cuticle that reduces evaporation from the leaf. It is produced by the epidermal cells of the leaf.
What the protective layer of a leaf is?
According to biologists, the protective outer layer of a leaf is called the cuticle. Normally, the cuticle contains a waxy substance which protects the leaf from moisture loss.
What is the top of a leaf called?
According to biologists, the protective outer layer of a leaf is called the cuticle. Normally, the cuticle contains a waxy substance which protects the leaf from moisture loss.
What is the waxy substance that coat the leaf?
It is called Cuticle and composed of cutin, a wax like material which is chemically a hydroxy fatty acid
What is the top waxy layer of a leaf called?
The cuticle
What is the protective coating on the leaf called?
The cuticle - a waxy layer that protects a leaf's moisture.
What does the waxy cutical do inside a leaf?
The purpose of the waxy outer layer of a leaf, which is called a cuticle, is to keep the leaf from losing water inside the leaf. Plants that live in the water do not have this problem, so they have no cuticle.
What is a waxy covering on the skin of a leaf?
cuticle it on the leaf for the bugs to eat to keep out posion
The waxy secretion of the ear is?
the waxy substance secreted by the ceruminous glands in the ears is called cerumen.
Can a leaf have no waxy surface?
Yes a leaf can not have a waxy surface if it is so adapted. The waxy surface is designed to keep water off, and inside of the leaf. Leaves in the rain forest often have a waxy surface to keep from being constantly saturated in water.
