Question

collect different kinds of leaves from your surroundings and observe the shapes of epidermal cells under microscope

Answer 1

1. Tobacco leaf shows pavement cells, stomatal guard cells, long stalked trichomes and broader short stalked trichomes.

2. In Arabidopsis leaf the trichomes develop in a wave down the leaf and even the youngest trichome is separated by several pavement cells.

3. In dicot leaves pavement cells are shaped like the interlocking pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.