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Guard Cell Structure and Function
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
10/17/2009

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Term
What do guard cells regulate?
Definition
gas exchange and transpiration
Term
What makes stomata open?
Definition
low concentration of carbon dioxide in the leaf
Term
What makes stomata close?
Definition
water loss and high temperature
Term

Process of Stomatal Opening

  1. Trigger, such as light or low [CO2]
  2. ___________ ion carriers in guard cell membrane become active.
  3. Increase in [K+] by ___ times
  4. Negative ______ and _______ ions are brought into the cell to counterbalance the positive charge.
  5. High ionic concentration = low concentration of ______
  6. _________ moves into guard cell vacuoles.
  7. Guard cells expand and change shape
  8. Stoma opens
Definition
Potassium, six, chlorine, malate, water, water
Term
What features of guard cells constrain their change in shape?
Definition
  • inflexible cellulose
  • guard cells attached at the ends
  • proximity to rigid epidermal cells
Term

hormone that signals closing of stomata

Definition
abscisic acid (ABA)
Term
when there is not enough water in the soil, this causes the release of abscisic acid from the roots
Definition
water stress
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