The stomata - tiny openings or pores – allow ... Ms Armit: That's the waxy cuticle. It's on the surface of the leaf and its main job is to prevent water loss as the plant needs this water.

Plants lose more water through their cuticle, a structure that cannot close. This loss reduces their ability to absorb CO₂, thereby limiting photosynthesis. Leaf water flow depending on water ...

According to the classical understanding of plant gas exchange, the uncontrolled loss of water from plant aerial organs is restricted by epidermis that is covered by a hydrophobic layer called cuticle ...