Other xerophyte adaptations to reduce water loss include a thick cuticle and low surface area to volume ratio, fewer stomata, and lower stomatal density, all of which decrease the rate of evaporation.
- thick cuticle - longer diffusion pathway - lower rate of diffusion - less water loss by <b>evaporation</b> <b><br></b> - low SA:vol ratio - less stomata <div>- less water loss by <b>evaporation</b></div> <b><br></b> - lower stomata density <div>- less stomata <div>- less water loss by <b>evaporation</b></div></div>
| Front | How can xerophytes reduce water loss other than wp gradients? |
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| Back | - thick cuticle - longer diffusion pathway - lower rate of diffusion - less water loss by evaporation - low SA:vol ratio - less stomata - less water loss by evaporation - lower stomata density - less stomata - less water loss by evaporation |
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