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| thin, flattened section of a plant leaf that collects sunlight |
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| specialized celll in the epidermis of plants that controls the opening and closing of stomata by responding to changes in water pressure |
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| specialized ground tissue that makes up the bulk of most leaves; performs most of a plant's photosynthesis |
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| layer of tall, column-shaped mesophyll cells just under the upper epidermis of a leaf |
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| thin stalk by which a leaf blade is attached to a stem |
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| loose tissue beneath the palisade layer of a leaf |
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| opening in the underside of a leaf that allows carbon dioxide and oxygen to diffuse into and out of the leaf |
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| loss of water from a plant through its leaves |
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