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Why leaves in sunlight often have thicker cuticles than leaves grown in shade?

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The large leaves of the shade shoot provide a larger area for trapping light energy for photosynthesis in a place where light levels are low. Plants subjected to low light intensity often grow rapidly producing long internodes (the part of the stem between each leaf).

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