Answer: Varies
Explanation:
It's based on there being many different types.
I'm sure the answer is diffusion
Let's calculate the difference in nucleotides. The number of difference multiplied by rate of mutations will help to determine how long ago these two species shared a common ancestor.
Species A: GTACCTAAGTTCACCGAATT
Species B: GAACCTAAGGGCACCGAACT
These species differ in 4 nucleotides.
This number should be multiplied <span>by </span>the rate of mutations
Because it's partially permeable membrane so it won't let anything get inside the leaf so by this cuticle the leaf is protected not to let any foreign substances in and preventing loss of water