Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305073951
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 28, Problem 10SQ
With stomata closed, a waterproof cuticle ______
- a. minimizes water loss through plant surfaces
- b. inhibits gas exchange between the plant and the air
- c. both a and b
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