Choose the incorrect sentence.

  • A
    Transpiration is the evaporative loss of water by plants.
  • B
    Normally,stomata are closed in the daytime and open during the night.
  • C
    The inner wall of each guard cell towards the pore or stomatal aperture is thick and elastic.
  • D
    When the guard cells lose turgidity due to water loss,the elastic inner walls regain their original shape,the guard cells become flaccid,and the stomata close.

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