HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

ULTRA STRUCTURE OF PLANT CELLS AND ORGANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The gases being released and absorbed from the plant are coming out of tiny holes in the leaves. What are these tiny holes called?
A
cuticles
B
xylem
C
stomata
D
phloem
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Stomata are tiny pores present on the surface of the leaves of plants. These pores are surrounded by guard cells. The carbon dioxide from the air is taken through these tiny pores to carry out the process called photosynthesis.

Detailed explanation-2: -Stomata (noun, “STO-mah-tah”, singular “stoma”) These are the small pores in plant stems or leaves that allow carbon dioxide in and oxygen and water vapor out. Each tiny hole is surrounded by a pair of cells called guard cells.

Detailed explanation-3: -stomate, also called stoma, plural stomata or stomas, any of the microscopic openings or pores in the epidermis of leaves and young stems. Stomata are generally more numerous on the underside of leaves.

Detailed explanation-4: -Exactly, photosynthesis allows the plants, the leaf to take in these ingredients and makes it into food. And so just as we exhale, the stomata also exhale out oxygen. At the same time, they release water.

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