Biology 2601A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Stoma, Epidermis, Fick'S Laws Of Diffusion

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Metabolism and photosynthesis are dependent on co2 and o2 exchange with the environment: plants need co2 for the calvin cycle and o2 for respiration, o2 being formed in the etc also in photosynthesis. Therefore, theses gases need to move into and out. Water vapour is also a gas: humidity (water vapour) in the air, we have three main processes: gross photosynthesis, o2 is produced, co2 uptake, respiration- co2 is produced and o2 is consumed. For all those processes, water diffuses out in the atmosphere when the pores open. Leaf anatomy: the cuticle is at the very top, purpose to minimize water loss (has a waxy layer to do so, underneath cuticle is epidermis layer of cell, underneath that is mesophyll layer of cells, where photosynthesis occurs. This is the rate of movement of gas over. If we wanted to increase diffusion, either time.

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