Biology A-Level
Xerophyte
What Xerophyte means in Biology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Xerophyte
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Reference: OCR
A plant facing water shortage that reduces loss while storing or conserving water, using a thick waxy cuticle, sunken stomata in pits, rolled or reduced leaves, dense hairs and deep or extensive roots.
Topics that use Xerophyte
- Transport in plants (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Cohesion and adhesion
- Control of environmental variables
- Hydrophyte
- Osmosis
- Potometer
- Rate calculation
- Source-to-sink transport of assimilates
- Surface area to volume ratio in plants
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