Biology: Science for Life with Physiology (6th Edition) (Belk, Border & Maier, The Biology: Science for Life Series, 5th Edition)
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Author: Colleen Belk, Virginia Borden Maier
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Chapter 5, Problem 5LTB
Stomata on a plant’s surface ___________.
- prevent oxygen from escaping;
- produce water as a result of photosynthesis;
- cannot be regulated by the plant:
- allow carbon dioxide uptake into leaves:
- are found in stacks called thylakoids
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