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Sunken stomata are not directly visible to the leaf surface. They are found beneath the epidermis and beneath the leaves of plants. Xerophytes have sunken stomata to prevent water loss from the plant. They are often enclosed and partially covered by cuticles and are sunken within the leaf rather than on the surface. Therefore statement (A) is not true.
The stem of the aquatic plants is flexible because it helps the leaves to float. They bend with the flow of water so the plants do not get damaged by strong current. Therefore statement (B) is true.
Heterophylly is one of the methods of plasticity in which plant follow several pathways in response to the external environment. Plants like cotton, coriander, larkspur and buttercup have leaves in juvenile phase which are entirely different from the mature phase. Also, differ in either the plant is aquatic or terrestrial. Therefore statement (C) is true.
Generally, hydrophytes have poorly developed root systems. This is because their other adaptations allow them to gain all the nutrients they need from their aquatic environment. Therefore statement (D) is true.
No waxy cuticle, or a very thin one, can be found on the leaves of hydrophytes . Due to the excess of water available to them, there is no need for a waxy cuticle, since reducing water loss is not a factor these plants have needed to adapt to. Therefore statement (E) is not true.