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What is the leaf structure that opens and closes the stoma (stomata is plural)?
A
Phloem
B
Stoma
C
Xylem
D
Spongy mesophyll
E
Guard cells
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -stoma with guard cells. A stomate opens and closes in response to the internal pressure of two sausage-shaped guard cells that surround it. The inner wall of a guard cell is thicker than the outer wall.

Detailed explanation-2: -The stomata consist of minute pores called stoma surrounded by a pair of guard cells. Stomata, open and close according to the turgidity of guard cells.

Detailed explanation-3: -Stomata are responsible for allowing gas exchange between the inside of the leaf and the atmosphere. Stoma is the singular and stomata is the plural form.

Detailed explanation-4: -This evolutionary innovation is so central to plant identity that nearly all land plants use the same pores-called stomata-to take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen. Stomata are tiny, microscopic and critical for photosynthesis. Thousands of them dot on the surface of the plants.

Detailed explanation-5: -Guard cells are pairs of epidermal cells that control gas diffusion by regulating the opening and closure of stomatal pores. Guard cells, like other types of plant cells, are surrounded by a three-dimensional, extracellular network of polysaccharide-based wall polymers.

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