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Guard cell

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Guard cells are specialized cells in the epidermis of leaves, stems and other organs that are used to control gas exchange. [1]

25 relations: Abscisic acid, Arabidopsis thaliana, Calcium, Carbon dioxide, Cell membrane, Chloride, Crop, Cytoskeleton, Depolarization, Drought tolerance, Genetics, Malic acid, Organelle, Osmosis, Ottoline Leyser, Oxygen, Photosynthesis, Potassium, Potassium channel, Stoma, Transcription (biology), Transpiration stream, Turgor pressure, Vacuole, Vesicle (biology and chemistry).

Abscisic acid

Abscisic acid (ABA) is a plant hormone.

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Arabidopsis thaliana

Arabidopsis thaliana, the thale cress, mouse-ear cress or arabidopsis, is a small flowering plant native to Eurasia and Africa.

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Calcium

Calcium is a chemical element with symbol Ca and atomic number 20.

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Carbon dioxide

Carbon dioxide (chemical formula) is a colorless gas with a density about 60% higher than that of dry air.

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Cell membrane

The cell membrane (also known as the plasma membrane or cytoplasmic membrane, and historically referred to as the plasmalemma) is a biological membrane that separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment (the extracellular space).

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Chloride

The chloride ion is the anion (negatively charged ion) Cl−.

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Crop

A crop is a plant or animal product that can be grown and harvested extensively for profit or subsistence.

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Cytoskeleton

A cytoskeleton is present in all cells of all domains of life (archaea, bacteria, eukaryotes).

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Depolarization

In biology, depolarization is a change within a cell, during which the cell undergoes a shift in electric charge distribution, resulting in less negative charge inside the cell.

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Drought tolerance

Drought tolerance is the degree to which a plant is adapted to arid or drought conditions.

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Genetics

Genetics is the study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in living organisms.

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Malic acid

Malic acid is an organic compound with the molecular formula C4H6O5.

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Organelle

In cell biology, an organelle is a specialized subunit within a cell that has a specific function, in which their function is vital for the cell to live.

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Osmosis

Osmosis is the spontaneous net movement of solvent molecules through a selectively permeable membrane into a region of higher solute concentration, in the direction that tends to equalize the solute concentrations on the two sides.

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Ottoline Leyser

Dame (Henrietta Miriam) Ottoline Leyser (born 7 March 1965) is a British plant biologist and Professor of Plant Development at the University of Cambridge and director of the Sainsbury Laboratory, Cambridge.

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Oxygen

Oxygen is a chemical element with symbol O and atomic number 8.

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Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis is a process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy into chemical energy that can later be released to fuel the organisms' activities (energy transformation).

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Potassium

Potassium is a chemical element with symbol K (from Neo-Latin kalium) and atomic number 19.

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Potassium channel

Potassium channels are the most widely distributed type of ion channel and are found in virtually all living organisms.

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Stoma

In botany, a stoma (plural "stomata"), also called a stomata (plural "stomates") (from Greek στόμα, "mouth"), is a pore, found in the epidermis of leaves, stems, and other organs, that facilitates gas exchange.

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Transcription (biology)

Transcription is the first step of gene expression, in which a particular segment of DNA is copied into RNA (especially mRNA) by the enzyme RNA polymerase.

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Transpiration stream

In plants, the transpiration stream is the uninterrupted stream of water and solutes which is taken up by the roots and transported via the xylem to the leaves where it evaporates into the air/apoplast-interface of the substomatal cavity.

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Turgor pressure

Turgor pressure is the force within the cell that pushes the plasma membrane against the cell wall.

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Vacuole

A vacuole is a membrane-bound organelle which is present in all plant and fungal cells and some protist, animal and bacterial cells.

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Vesicle (biology and chemistry)

In cell biology, a vesicle is a small structure within a cell, or extracellular, consisting of fluid enclosed by a lipid bilayer.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guard_cell

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