A plant hormone called abscisic acid helps plants become dormant during cooler months and control water loss. Which plant structure also helps with the prevention of water loss, and aids in gas exchange?(1 point)

Responses

xylem
xylem

stoma
stoma

seed
seed

chloroplast
chloroplast

1 answer

The correct response is stoma.

Stomata are small openings on the surface of leaves that facilitate gas exchange (allowing carbon dioxide in and oxygen out) while also playing a crucial role in regulating water loss through transpiration.