Desert plants sink their stomata in deep pits to reduce:
APhotosynthesis
BRespiration
CPollination
DTranspiration
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Transpiration
1. Water escapes through stomata.
2. Sunken pits shelter them from dry air.
3. So water loss by transpiration falls.
_Source: syllabus Biology, Chapter 13, Organisms and Populations._
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