Process
Photosynthesis
Using light energy to turn carbon dioxide and water into sugar, releasing oxygen.
Stomata
Adjustable leaf pores that let carbon dioxide in and water vapor out.Source: Hetherington & Woodward, 2003
Also called stoma, guard cells.
Structure
How Stomata connects
Stomata is involved in
Stomata is controlled by
Molecule
Plant hormones
Chemical signals such as auxin and abscisic acid that coordinate plant growth and responses.
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Sources & further reading
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The role of stomata in sensing and driving environmental change (opens the original in a new tab)
Hetherington AM, Woodward FI (2003). Nature 424:901-908.
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