Which adaptation is NOT associated with desert plants to minimise water loss through transpiration?

ICSE Class 10 Biology PYQ · 2025 Improvement · Section A

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Which adaptation is NOT associated with desert plants to minimise water loss through transpiration?

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Increased leaf surface area

Reason — Desert plants have small or fewer leaves to reduce water loss. Increasing leaf surface area would cause more water to evaporate, so they do not have this adaptation.

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