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How Leaves Adapt to Their Environments
Learn about how the structure of leaves affects their function.
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Cuticle
Cuticle layer on a Hosta leaf causing water to bead and run off at the leaf tip.
Plantsurfer
Arthropod integument
Diagrammatic section through the arthropod integument.
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