a.) How many cells thick is the upper epidermis in the leaf structure? b.) Does this layer contain choloroplast? c.) Do cells of the lower epidermis contain chloroplast?

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Q: Explain the Regeneration of RuBP ?

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Q: In what ways does the upper epidermis of a leaf differ from the lower epidermis? How are these…

A: The major structure of plants involved in the production of food by photosynthesis are the leaves.…

Q: Are carrots, onion, potato, ginger, and turnip is herbaceous or suffrutescent?

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Q: What are the four diffusion paths that a molecule might follow as it travels through the root…

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Q: What is the importance oflignin for the xylemformation?

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Q: Why rice plants infected by fungus Gibberella fugikuroi grow foolishly tall?

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Q: What are the small pores found in the leaf scar? What are they for?

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Q: n a microscopic field of Allium cepa root tip, how many number of cells undergo prophase, metaphase,…

A: Microscopic field refers to the maximum visible area when looked through the eyepiece of the…

Q: Plant epidermal cells may form root and leaf hairs. What is the roles of these structures?

A: The epidermis is the outermost covering made by the epidermal cells that cover the leaves, flowers,…

Q: What is the difference between primary and secondary growth?

A: Primary Growth: Plants have Meristematic Tissues which are responsible for the growth of the…

Q: What are some functions of the plant pigments that are NOT green?

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Q: Which wavelength(s) are most effectively absorbed by leaf pigments? Which wavelength(s) are poorly…

A: Chlorophyll and carotenoids are pigments present in leaves. Chlorophyll is primarily involved in…

Q: If you were looking at this image and then switched to a higher power, what color paramecium would…

A: Paramecium is a eukaryotic organism. It is found in the kingdom protozoa.

Q: What helps give cell walls strength in the softer plant tissues?

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Q: Ligustrum leaf Describe the structure and function of the various tissues in the ligustrum leaf…

A: The mesophyll cells of the ligustrum leaf are organized into a palisade (upper) and a spongy (lower)…

Q: Which type of phytochrome is biologically active and name the type of phytochrome present in dark…

A: Phytochromes are the photoreceptors of plants that absorb red or far-red light. It regulates…

Q: Under what environmental conditions does photorespiration “outcompete" that of the CC? Specifically,…

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Q: In the trunk of a tree, the epidermis is replaced by _____ that is produced by the _____.     cork…

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Q: Why the leaves of touch me not plant droop down on slight touching?

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Q: How sclerenchyma of the hypodermia in the pinus needle helps?

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Q: Why is it that the wall of the epidermis in the root area has no cuticle and has thin walls?

A: The epidermis layer is the outermost layer of the plant part. It provides protection to the inner…

Q: What is the cuttin covering on the leaves?

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Q: Which of the following cell types is not associated with the epidermis? a. guard cells b.…

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Q: With resin bonding, how does the unbonded web is treated?

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Q: Lima bean root cross section and corn root cross section. Label the epidermis, cortex, endodermis,…

A: Lima bean root cross section

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Q: What is phloem?

A: The plant vascular system comprises the phloem and xylem tissue.

Q: why do leaves turn brow, red, and orange in the fall?

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A: Photosynthesis is a process by which carbon dioxide and water are used to produce glucose molecules…

Q: What are the visible parts of Tomato Epidermis in LPO and HPO? Base on the picture below:

A: Epidermis  The outer most covering of plant various parts like leaf, stem, fruit etc.

Q: What does the results from the absorption spectrum tell you about the specific pigments in the leaf?

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Q: Are potato, onion, turnip, carrot, and ginger are herbaceous or suffrutescent?

A: Plants are mostly multicellular living beings, transcendently photosynthetic eukaryotes of the realm…

Q: Structure and functions of root hair cells?

A: The root hair cell is an epidermal offshoot that forms hairs of the root of the plant.  Essentially,…

Q: What is pericarp?

A: The fruit is the characteristics feature of the flowering plants. It is a mature or ripened ovary,…

Q: What is a mycorrhizal association? What benefit does the plant derive from the association?

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Q: Why is it easier to culture meristem compared to permanent tissue?

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Q: Compare the leaf structure of Nerium to Ligustrum.   Look for stomata. Where are they located? On…

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Q: Name the waxy layer on the epidermis of the leaf meant to reduce the transpiration.

A: Transpiration can be defined as the is the process of water movement through the plant and its…

Q: We observed onion (Allium) root tip through the light microscope.  We were asked "Was your onion…

A: A slice of an onion root is put onto a microscope slide and stained to make the chromosomes visible…