Cells in

plants
What are cells?
●Cells are the basic units of
life

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Plants are also made of many kinds of
cells.

There are cells in all parts of a

plant
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Mesophyll
cells
● Contain structures called chloroplast.
● Chlorophyll is found in chloroplast
● Chlorophyll traps light from the sun.

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Stoma in the leaves
● Guard cells are found on
leaves.
● A pair of guard cells
surround a tiny opening
called a stoma (plural:
stomata)
● Stomata allow gases to
move into and out of
leaves.
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Cells in the stem :xylem and
sieve tube cells

Xylem : transports water and minerals.

Sieve tube cells form phloem, a tube that transports
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Cells in the roots : root hair cells

They absorb water and

minerals from the soil

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Why do cells need energy?

Growing

Moving Life Form more

processes cells

Breathing

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