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Question
Why do submerged plants receive weaker illumination than exposed floating plants in a lake?
Short/Brief Note
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Solution
Submerged plants like Vallisneria receive dim illumination because majority of the light is reflected back by the water surface whereas, the floating hydrophytes receive and absorb maximum light as they are on the water surface.
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