These cells are chlorophyllous, few in number, unique in shape and have thick walls on the inner side. The description fits which of the following cells.

Guard cells

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Subsidiary cells

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Passage cells

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Bulliform cells

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Solution

The correct option is A Guard cells
Each stomatal pore is surrounded by two guard cells that assist in stomatal opening driven by turgidity of guard cells. They are the only epidermal cells with unevenly thickened walls and having chloroplast. They are kidney shaped in dicots and dumbell shaped in monocots.
Hence the correct option is A.

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