Guard cells perform all the functions listed: they surround the stoma, control gas flow, become turgid in light under suitable conditions, and can absorb water from surrounding cells.

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-Guard Cells

Question 37

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-Guard cells A) surround the stoma. B) control the flow of gases between the interior of a leaf and the atmosphere. C) become turgid when it becomes light if environmental conditions are not too hot or too dry. D) may absorb water from surrounding epidermal cells. E) do all of these.
-Guard cells

A) surround the stoma.
B) control the flow of gases between the interior of a leaf and the atmosphere.
C) become turgid when it becomes light if environmental conditions are not too hot or too dry.
D) may absorb water from surrounding epidermal cells.
E) do all of these.

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