Reduction in vascular tissue, mechanical tissue and cuticle is characteristic of...........AXerophytesBEpiphytesCMesophytesDHydrophytesAnswer: D. Hydrophytes Read Explanation: In hydrophytes mechanical tissue i.e. sclerenchyma, conducting tissue xylem, absorbing tissues are in reduced form or absent. Cuticle is either completely absent or if present it is thin and poorly developed. Read more in App