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Question 24 for anatomy-plants

Identify the correct statements regarding the unique features of an isobilateral (monocot) leaf.
a. The stomata are present on both surfaces of the epidermis.
b. The mesophyll is clearly differentiated into palisade and spongy parenchyma.
c. Certain adaxial epidermal cells modify into large, empty, colorless cells called bulliform cells.
d. When bulliform cells are flaccid due to water stress, they make the leaf surface more exposed.
e. The parallel venation is reflected in the near similar sizes of all vascular bundles.
f. Bulliform cells, when turgid, help the leaves curl inwards to minimize water loss.
g. It is anatomically identical to a dorsiventral leaf.