When a plant is losing water at a greater rate than it can be replaced by its roots, then in such a case, the stomata will get close to reduce the loss of water.
• Generally, the opening of stomata takes place in the day and gets close at night. To prevent the loss of water stomata get close during the night.
• However, in certain cases, even during the day, when the plant experiences loss of water due to conditions like drought then stomata remain close during the day also.
• This opening and closing of stomata take place as a response to the signals from the external environment.
Therefore, when more amount of water is loosing from the plant than getting absorbed by the roots, the stomata gets the signal to remain close to prevent water loss and death of the plant.
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