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Question
The diagram below represents a structure found in a leaf.
Study the same and answer the questions that follow:
(i) Name the pis labeled A and B.
(ii) What is the biological term for the above structure?
(iii) What is the function of the part labeled A?
(iv) Mention two structural features of A, which help in the function mentioned in (iii) above.
(v) Where is this structure likely to be found in a leaf?
(vi) The above structure helps in the process of transpiration. Explain the term transpiration.
(vii) How many other cells are found surrounding this structure as seen in the diagram?
Solution
(1) A—Guard cell B—Stoma.
(ii) Stomatal apparatus.
(iii) Regulates opening & dosing of Stomata.
(iv) It gives rigidity and protection to the cell.
(v) On the epidermis of the leaf.
(vi) Transpiration is the loss of water as water vapours from the aerial parts of the plant.
(vii) Five.
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