Stoma on the leaf of a tomato plant
Image
Photo:
Leaf of a tomato plant – macroscopically and microscopically.
English, Spanish (CREA), German
2018-10-26
This medium is made available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 international license.
What does this mean?
How to reference this medium
Evaporation is vital for plants.
Its leaves are covered on all surfaces by epidermal cells, which are protected by a layer of wax (cuticle) on the outside, making it hard for water vapor (as well as for oxygen and CO2) to permeate the surfaces. Gas is exchanged with the environment through stomata. These stomata consist of two bean-shaped guard cells, which regulate the gas exchange of the leaf and thus can also control the evaporation rate in the range of two orders of magnitude.
Information and ideas:
The microscopic photo originates from an electron microscope.
Its leaves are covered on all surfaces by epidermal cells, which are protected by a layer of wax (cuticle) on the outside, making it hard for water vapor (as well as for oxygen and CO2) to permeate the surfaces. Gas is exchanged with the environment through stomata. These stomata consist of two bean-shaped guard cells, which regulate the gas exchange of the leaf and thus can also control the evaporation rate in the range of two orders of magnitude.
Information and ideas:
The microscopic photo originates from an electron microscope.
There are no other media directly related to this file.
Illustration
Biology
Grade 5 to 6; Grade 7 to 9; Grade 10 to 13
Middle/high school
Environment (general); Leaf (plant); Water; Water cycle; Environment; Water (vital for life); Water circuit
Siemens Stiftung Media Portal
MediaHouse GmbH using a photo from: Dartmouth Electron Microscope Facility (licence: CC0)
© Siemens Stiftung 2016
