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Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:'Guard cells are specialized plant cells
in the epidermis of leaves, stems and other
organs that are used to control gas exchange.
They are produced in pairs with a gap between
them that forms a stomatal pore. The stomatal pores are largest when water is freely available
and the guard cells turgid, and closed when
water availability is critically low and the guard
cells become flaccid. Photosynthesis depends
on the diffusion of carbon dioxide (CO2) from
the air through the stomata into the mesophyll
tissues. Oxygen (O2), produced as a byproduct
of photosynthesis, exits the plant via the
stomata. When the stomata are open, water is
lost by evaporation and must be replaced via
the transpiration stream, with water taken up
by the roots.. Plants must balance the amount
of CO2 absorbed from the air with the water
loss through the stomatal pores, and this is
achieved by both active and passive control of
guard cell turgor and stomatal pore size.
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