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Dictionary » G » Guard cells Guard cells(Science: plant biology) plant cells occurring in pairs in the epidermis, flanking each stoma. Changes in turgor in the guard cells cause the stoma to open and close. A pair of cells found on each side of a stomatal opening, which has properties enabling the contraction and expansion of the stomatal pore.
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Results from our forumTranspiration Please help Me... is due to transpiration. transpiration is an active process, because cells need to constantly pump ions (actively) into stomata guard cells to keep stomata open. Thus, if you really want to stretch the term, ascent of sap ...
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Re: Transpiration - please help!Hi, this is the answer of 1st question: Water make the guard cells to be full, the slot between 2 cells open widely.So, the traspiration takes play strongly. ...
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help on plant cells urgently please!!!!!!well my plant physiology is a bit rusty, but I am sure that guard cells and root hair cells develop from epidermal cells (of leaf and root respectively). Can't help ...
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help on plant cells urgently please!!!!!!i need to know when the following cells differentiate and from what cells do they originate -palisade mesophyll cell -guard cell -root hair cell please help me ASAP!! thanks
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I need help please!!... stomata is due to difference in osmatic concentration.u know[i assume] guard cells r the only epidermal cells that contain chloroplast.during day time,the following events ...
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