Question

The leaves of a plant are dotted with openings known as stomata. When open, stomata allow the plant to exchange gases and allow moisture to evaporate, helping to draw water from the roots up into the plant. These activities help the plant to:_______a. maintain homeostasisb. synthesize mineralsc. produce light energyd. decompose organic matter

Answer 1

maintain homeostasis

Step-by-step explanation:

Plants maintain homeostasis in two ways:

1. By keeping their stomata open to allow the diffusion of gases so that photosynthesis reaction takes place in the organisms.

2. By maintaining the water content in plants by evaporating the excess amount of water through leaf stomata. The loss of water is own of the cause of the transpirational pull in the plants.

Thus, plants maintain their homeostasis by these two mechanisms.