A thick waxy cuticle helps xerophytes by being a hydrophobic layer that minimizes water loss by transpiration to a greater degree than a normal waxy cuticle.
Una cutícula cerosa gruesa ayuda a los xerófitos al ser una capa hidrofóbica que minimiza la pérdida de agua por transpiración de manera más significativa que una cutícula cerosa normal.
| Front | Explain how thick waxy cuticle helps xerophytes. |
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| Back | Thick waxy cuticle - hydrophobic layer that minimises loss by transpiration by larger degree th an normal waxy cuticle |
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