Question

The diagram below represents a structure found in a leaf Study the same and answer the question that follows:

Mention two structural features of A, which help in its function.

Answer 1

Guard cells:

1. On the inner side of the stoma, guard cells have a thicker and more flexible cell wall.
2. They have chloroplasts, which carry out photosynthesis and give guard cells turgidity.
3. These structural features help the guard cells to regulate the transpiration rate by regulating the opening and closing of stomata.