CAMPBEL BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS & CONNECTIONS
CAMPBEL BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS & CONNECTIONS
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ISBN: 9780136538820
Author: Taylor
Publisher: INTER PEAR
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Chapter 32, Problem 6TYK
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To determine:

The way in which guard cells limit water loss from a plant on a hot dry day and the harmful effects of this method.

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Plants are non-motile living beings that are capable of producing their own food by utilizing the sunlight and carbon dioxide. They form the kingdom Plantae that includes all the plants such as trees, shrubs, bryophytes, pteridophytes. They are very useful for human beings as they are a source of food and many other utilities.

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