Absence of cuticle to enhance gaseous exchange.
Presence of aerenchyma tissue/large air spaces to enable it to float causing buoyancy.
Are broad to provide a large surface area for gaseous exchange and trapping light energy.
Stomata found only in the upper epidermis to allow efficient gaseous exchange
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