For all you e2020 students. The answer is lipids.
Carbohydrates i think
YES! The waxy coat of the water hyacinth leaves is waterproof and covers a spongy parenchyma tissue. Together with its swollen stem, which is filled with more spongy parenchyma tissue, it makes the plant float.
Earthy shiney waxy mattalic and pearly are terms used to describe a mineral's surface.
A waxy cuticle it helps plants keep in water, but also keeps water out. That's why most land plants absorb water through their roots.
No. But it can and has been used for that as well as wall and ceiling coverings.
Carbohydrates i think
Paraffin wax and a solvent are the main ingredients.
The waxy waterproof coverings are what covers the stems and leaves of most of the plants. They help the plant not to loss a lot of water especially in the dry seasons.
No A Lipid is part of waterproof coverings.
its a lipid
A cuticle is the waxy material that helps plants retain water.
Yes. The sebum (a waxy substance) produced by your dermis lubricates your skin and makes it waterproof.
true
The waxy covering helps to prevent excessive water loss, and prevents the plant drying out.
They have waterproof coverings and fibrous husk with air spaces
The waxy waterproof layer that cover most plant leaves and stems is called a cuticle. The cuticle is thicker on the upper half of a leaf's surface, and it is waterproof so as the internal areas of the leaf are kept secure from flooding, That's why you water plants at the roots.
It depends but on average 8mm long with a thick waxy waterproof coat!