Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 6, Problem 13SQ
Closed stomata ________.
- a. limit gas exchange
- b. permit water loss
- c. prevent photosynthesis
- d. absorb light
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