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Why do submerged plants receive weak illumination than exposed floating plants in a lake?

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Submerged plants like Vallisneria receive dim illumination, because majority of the light are reflected back by the water surface whereas, the floating hydrophytes receive and absorb maximum light as they are on the water surface.
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