
Stoma
Plant Breathing
Like nostrils for plants, stomata manage gas exchange for photosynthesis.
Botanists study how stoma size changes in response to sunlight.
Non-human Usage
Stoma is specifically for plant and animal biology contexts, not human anatomy.
Researchers observed how the guards cells control the stoma in leaves.
Climate Connection
Stomata can indicate environmental conditions and are important in climate studies.
Ancient plant stomata suggest a high carbon dioxide concentration in the past.
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