Exercise · Q13
Q.Student while observing a slide of leaf section observed many stomata on the upper surface. He thought he has placed slide upside down. Teacher confirmed it is rightly placed. Explain.
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Step 1. The student's assumption was based on the typical dorsiventral (dicot) leaf pattern, where stomata are concentrated on the shaded lower epidermis and are rare or absent on the sun-facing upper epidermis.
Step 2. But an isobilateral leaf, characteristic of most monocots, is exposed to light more evenly on both surfaces (as in a vertically or edge-on held blade), and its anatomy reflects that — both epidermal layers are structurally similar, and both carry stomata; this is described as amphistomatic. …
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