The cuticle helps a plant conserve water by ____.?

a. covering the stomata
b. reducing a plant’s capacity for photosynthesis
c. absorbing visible light
d. restricting the amount of water a plant’s root absorbs
e. restricting the amount of water vapor that diffuses out of aboveground parts.


Answer: e. restricting the amount of water vapor that diffuses out of aboveground parts.

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