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Many desert plants have adaptations to prevent loss of water from their body. Mention any two adaptations to minimize water loss from plant body.

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(i) Thick and waxy cuticle. (ii) Stomata arranged in deep pits (sunken stomata). (iii) water stored in the plant body. (iv) Leaves are absent or modified into spines. (v) Photosynthetic function is carried out by the flattened stem. (vi) CAM pathway
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