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The features of the xerophytic plant leaves are:
(i) Leathery surface
(ii) Large surface area
(iii) Waxy cuticle
(iv) Sunken stomata on upper epidermis

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(i), (ii) and (iv)
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(i) and (iii)
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(i), (iii) and (iv)
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(i) and (iv)
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Solution

The correct option is B (i) and (iii)
Xerophytes are plants of dry habitats, which are faced with the problem of more water loss through transpiration than is water available from soil, e.g., Acacia, Casuarina etc.
In these plants leaves or leaflets are often small, vertical, thick and leathery. Cuticle is thick and waxy. Stomata are sunken and restricted to lower surface of leaf.

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