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Grass leaves curl inwards during very dry weather. Select the most appropriate reason from the following:

  1. A
    Closure of stomata
  2. B
    Flaccidity of bulliform cells
  3. C
    Shrinkage of air spaces in spongy mesophyll
  4. D
    Tyloses in vessels

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In grasses, large, empty, colorless epidermal cells called bulliform cells are present on the upper surface. Under water stress, these cells lose turgidity and become flaccid, causing the leaf to roll or curl inwards to minimize water loss through transpiration.

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Grass leaves curl inwards during very dry weather. Select the most appropriate reason from the following:
A
Closure of stomata
B
Flaccidity of bulliform cells
C
Shrinkage of air spaces in spongy mesophyll
D
Tyloses in vessels

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