Stomata

... this one? http://www.lima.ohio-state.edu/biology/images/zealeaf2.jpg Since monocot leaves don't have palisade tissue, and have stomata on both side, I'm wondering if the answer lies in finding the phloem? Thanks!

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... protein levels, amounts of low-weight compounds (e.g. signaling molecules) physiological level - what the plant does as a whole (growth, stomata etc.)

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Transpiration is a passive process. What has not being taken into account is the primary reason why the stomata open and close. Stomata open and close to allow gas exchange for photosynthesis to occur. It lets carbon dioxide into the plant and oxygen out of the plant. Carbon ...

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Nice information sharing!! Well to tell you that whether C4 plants save water more than C3 plants, then the answer may be YES! and After Stomata closure, exchange of CO2 is stopped (not the water conc decreases). It is the reduced level of CO2 which become rate limiting than water in case ...

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Second, water is mainly transported from roots and evaporated through stomata. Thus closing stomata does not reduce intake of water. Pedantry: I thought the evaporation of water through the stomata creates suction which is one of the several mechanisms that ...

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