@dr.bioforever: Plants take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, but how exactly do they do it? Well, they have tiny pores on the underside of their leaves that open and close. These pores are called stomata, and plants use them to take up carbon dioxide and to release oxygen. In other words, stomata are how plants “breathe.” . In this video you can see microscopic images of stomata embedded in the underside epidermis of these 3 types of leaves: 1️) fern leaf 2️) Tradescantia leaf 3️) nail polish cast of a dry oak leaf . Leaves are an incredible combination of art and engineering, beautifully shaped by evolution/natural selection. . Biology is amazing! . For these videos I used a Leica ZOOM 200 stereoscope, an Olympus CX31 microscope, and an Olympus BX41 microscope at up to 400x magnification. #microscopy #microscope #plantbiology #artinnature #biologicalart #stomata #drbioforever

Adolfo Sánchez-Blanco, Ph.D

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Wednesday 19 March 2025 13:43:05 GMT