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Underwater plants have long and thick leaves if they had big broad leaves?
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∙ 14y ago
Normally this would have to do with the origin and location of the plant. Long, thin leaves offer less resistance to water flow; these types of plants are normally found in fast, running water.
Note: Not all underwater plants have narrow, thin leaves!
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 14y agounder water plants have long thin leaves. what do u think will happen if they had big broad leaves
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∙ 13y agonot all underwater plants have long thin leaves, in example, the amazon sword (echinodorus amazonicus) has leaves very like a hosta.
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∙ 10y agoydo under water plants have thin narrow leaves
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∙ 9y agoUnderwater plants have long, thin leaves to reduce the drag or resistance of flowing water on them.
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they would die
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