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it prevents the evaporation of water from the plant
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∙ 14y agoIn order for aquatic plants to make the transition from a liquid environment to terrestrial one they would have had to develop a mechanism to prevent the leaves and stems from dehydration. In an ocean or lake plants don't face this problem as they are surrounded by water.
The cuticle was developed to cover the upper side of the leaves to prevent excess moisture loss through the dehydrating effects of wind and direct exposure to the sun. Most plants do not have a cuticle layer on the underside of the leaves as the majority stomata (which control transpiration) are located there.
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The plant cuticle layer has maximally 10 percent transpiration which is exposed to air therefore
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∙ 13y agoCuticles allowed plants to move onto land, as they helped prevent water loss.
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∙ 6y agoby absorbing nutrients from the soil
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What is one adaptation that land plants have to keep from drying out?
Absorption of water from soil and its conservation
What is the waxy layer land plants have that allows them to survive on land?
The waxy coating on leaves, known as the cuticle, prevents the leaves from drying out too quickly.
Where do plants without a cuticle live?
Plants without a cuticle live underwater. The purpose of the cuticle is to prevent the leaves of a plant from losing moisture to the atmosphere. Pine needles have a thick waxy coating that prevents moisture loss during the winter, when the air is dry. Cacti have modified leaves that are mostly cuticle, because the use their stems for photosynthesis. Plants that spend one season underwater and on season out of water actually grow new leaves every time the seasons change- the land leaves have a waxy cuticle, while the under water leaves are thin and flimsy. The cuticle also gives hardness to leaves, which shapes lets them sty upright rather than drooping.
What happened after plants first became able to live land?
Adaptive radiation spread them into many land niches
What is the function of the cuticle in bryophytes?
Cuticle purpose are: preventing the moss to desiccating their immature sporophytes because its more expose to sunlight in land
What is one adaptation that land plants have to keep from drying out?
Absorption of water from soil and its conservation
Why is cuticle a useful adaptation in plants but not in algae?
The cuticle is a useful adaptation in plants but not in algae because: in order for plants to live on land, they need a cuticle to prevent water loss during dry climates. Algae live in the water, therefore they don't need a cuticle to survive. They use their adaptations to absorb the water and nutrients around their watery environments. Source: My straight "A" brain
Which evolutionary adaptation to bryophtes to colonize land?
Waxy Cuticle
What is a leaf cuticle for?
It controls water loss.It is adaptation to land enviroment.
What is a leafs cuticle?
It controls water loss.It is adaptation to land enviroment.
Why is a cuticle a useful adaptation in plants need to survive on land but not algae?
To be more specific, it's a WAXY cuticle. Wax is non-polar, thus hydrophobic.This allows for plants to retain water. Algae do not need to because they're habitually in water.
What is the waxy layer land plants have that allows them to survive on land?
The waxy coating on leaves, known as the cuticle, prevents the leaves from drying out too quickly.
The key step in the adaptation of seed plants to dry land was the evolution of?
Wind dispersed pollen is the evolution of the key step in which the adaptation of seed plants to dry land
What evidence do paleobotanists look for that indicates the movement of plants from water to land?
waxy cuticle to decrease evaporation from leaves and development of vascular tissues in the land plants.
What is the part of the plant that slows the loss of water?
Okay so the cuticle slows a plant's loss of water..... A cuticle is a waxy, protective layer that slows the loss of water. The cuticle is a structure that helps plants survive on land
Which adaptation allowed gymnosperm plants to colonize and dominate land?
SeedsSeeds
How are cuticle stomata and vascular tissues an advantage to land plants?
Cuticle Stomata is an advantage to land plants because it keeps water inside the plant from evaporating. Vascular tissues are an advantage because they transport water, food, and other materials throught the plant. They also preserve water.
