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8 Cards in this Set
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Waxy Cuticle
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Provides the leaf with a waterproof layer, which lets in light.
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Upper Epidermis
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Provides an upper surface.
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Palisade Cells
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Packed full of chloroplasts.
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Spongy Mesophyll
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Collection of damp, loosely packed cells.
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Lower Epidermis
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Layer of cells on the lower surface.
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Air Space Inside Leaf
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Allows contact between air and moist cell surfaces.
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Stoma
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A hole in the leaf through which gases diffuse.
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Guard Cells
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Change shape to close the stoma.
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