NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The outermost layer of the leaf is the epidermis; it is present on both sides of the leaf and is called the upper and lower epidermis, respectively. Botanists call the upper side the adaxial surface (or adaxis) and the lower side the abaxial surface (or abaxis). The epidermis helps in the regulation of gas exchange.

Detailed explanation-2: -The epidermis (from the Greek , meaning “over-skin") is a single layer of cells that covers the leaves, flowers, roots and stems of plants. It forms a boundary between the plant and the external environment.

Detailed explanation-3: -Epidermis covers the upper and lower surfaces of the leaf. Usually a single layer of tightly-packed cells, the epidermis mediates exchanges between the plant and its environment, limiting water loss, controlling gas exchange, transmitting sunlight for photosynthesis, and discouraging herbivores.

Detailed explanation-4: -A single layer of cells that covers all parts of a plant. Plants leaves contain an upper epidermis which is located on the upper side of the leaf and a lower epidermis located on the underside of the leaf.

Detailed explanation-5: -Your epidermis is the outermost layer of skin on your body. It protects your body from harm, keeps your body hydrated, produces new skin cells and contains melanin, which determines the color of your skin.